Video shows car ploughing through pro-Palestine rally in Minneapolis

A rally held in solidarity with Palestinians became the target of a possible hate crime in the United States' Minneapolis on Sunday (October 22nd).

Witness reports allege that someone drove a car through the crowd. No injuries have been reported as of now.

Gunshot heard

As people gathered to rally in support of Palestinians, someone allegedly drove a vehicle through the crowds.

The incident, as per the Minneapolis Police Department incident report as cited by CBS News, happened near the junction of Hennepin Avenue and Lyndale Avenue.

At approximately 3:23 p.m., the police received several reports of disturbances surrounding a demonstration.

Police report that various witnesses claimed that a vehicle had driven through the gathering, trying to plough them down. One person also reported hearing the sound of a gunshot.

However, at the time of this report, there were no reported victims, and no one had come forward with injuries related to the demonstration.

Who was behind this act?

Videos and photos shared on social media platform X show a white car zooming through the crowds and narrowly missing protestors.

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Videos show the driver of the car completely ignoring a barrier of vehicles set up to block off a part of the road for protests.

People tried to push the car back into the traffic, and at one point, opened the door to try and, pull the driver out, reports Mirror.

However, the driver escapes, with some shouting protesters chasing the car.

Arrest and suspicions

The Minneapolis Police Department is currently conducting follow-up investigations into the incident. As it does so, they clarified that no arrests have been made thus far.

The Minnesota Anti-War Committee, a key organizer of the rally, as per the report, has disclosed plans for a similar protest outside Representative Betty McCullom's office in St. Paul on Wednesday afternoon.

This comes as the ongoing Israel-Hamas war has stoked tensions in the United States. The past few days have seen incidents of hate crime increasing. In one fatal incident, a six-year-old Muslim child was stabbed to death by his landlord, allegedly for his religion.

(With inputs from agencies)

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