India, Jan. 29 -- The mystery liquid that Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar was sprayed with at a town hall she was hosting on Tuesday, January 27, is believed to have been apple cider vinegar, Alpha News reported, citing sources. Omar's attacker has been identified as 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak.

A hazmat team also confirmed that the syringe Kazmierczak allegedly used in the attack was filled with the kitchen staple, per the outlet.

Minneapolis Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw, who was hit with some of the liquid, told the New York Post that the smell was so terrible that she vomited. "It smelled like vinegar or ammonia," Vetaw said, adding that the odor was "overwhelming."

She continued, "It started out smelling really like apple ...