83-Year-Old Among Connecticut Delegates Assaulted Outside RNC
(NECN) - Authorities say Connecticut delegates were among the GOP members assaulted by anti-war protesters outside of the Republican National Convention.
They included former Congressman Rob Simmons, who tells The Hartford Courant that they were swarmed by dozens of protesters as they approached the Xcel Energy Center on Monday.
Simmons, state Republican party chairman Chris Healy and other Connecticut delegates were doused by a solution that smelled of bleach.
A hazardous materials team checked them afterward. No serious injuries were reported.
Paramedics also examined 83-year-old Stratford delegate Fred Biebel, who had trouble breathing after a protester snatched a delegate credential from his neck.
Protesters at the convention also smashed windows, punctured car tires and threw bottles Monday. Police used pepper spray in confrontations with demonstrators and arrested several people.
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