A hostile horde of open-borders radicals impeded vehicles near a federal facility in Minnesota on Thursday night, prompting an officer to draw his weapon as they swarmed his van.
Left-wing agitators escalated tactics outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building amid days of riots and unrest in the Twin Cities.
After nightfall on Thursday, they began stopping vehicles on a key access road outside the complex and demanding to know if occupants were “Nazis” before allowing them to pass.
BREAKING: Militants blocking vehicles outside Minneapolis federal building, demanding to know if occupants are "Nazis" before allowing them to pass
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The howling mob surrounded a minivan carrying at least two masked officers, prompting one to draw his service weapon and point in through the windshield as the vehicle was forced to slow to a crawl.
🚨🚨BREAKING: Federal officer DRAWS FIREARM on howling militants blocking van outside Minneapolis federal building
Things are getting very dangerous
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Rioters kicked and bashed the van as the driver pushed through the crowd.
MOMENTS AGO: Agent draws pistol, points it at front of the car as anti-ICE agitators kick and bash the vehicle. @BillMelugin_ is reporting on the ground in Minneapolis. pic.twitter.com/7n41Kx0aL9
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The van eventually broke free and no shots were fired.
Extremists continued their assault on vehicles entering and exiting the facility for hours.
BREAKING: Officials departing Minneapolis federal building under siege as militants kick vehicles, hurl projectiles
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BREAKING: Chaos outside Minneapolis federal building as officers deploy tear gas, pepper spray at militants attacking departing vehicles
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When one man attacked a departing SUV, he received a pepper spray blast to the face.
WATCH: Militant takes face full of pepper spray after hitting vehicle departing Minneapolis federal building
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After another man ripped open a door of a moving pickup truck, riot police and tactical units were deployed to crush the insurgency.
🚨BREAKING: Militant rips open door of vehicle departing Minneapolis federal building
This disturbing escalation has triggered a shock-and-awe crackdown from the feds – videos incoming
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BREAKING: Tactical units drop the hammer on violent mob outside Minneapolis federal building after a militant ripped open the door of a federal vehicle departing the facility (video in replies)
Tonight's riot is officially over
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Border Hawk will continue to monitor the situation in Minnesota and provide updates as they become available.
