More Objects Thrown At Nigel Farage On U.K. Campaign Trail

A man has been arrested after hurling objects at hard-right U.K. politician Nigel Farage at a campaign stop in northern England, police have said.

On Tuesday, Farage, who successfully led the push for the United Kingdom to exit the European Union in 2016, was at an event in Barnsley overlooking a crowd from atop an open-topped bus when someone threw an object up at him.

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, the former European Parliament member can be seen flinching as the object speeds towards him. Then a man in the crowd appears to grab a second object from a nearby construction site and flings it, before running away from police.

South Yorkshire Police later said a 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of public order offenses after the attack.

It’s the second time in a matter of days that Farage, the divisive champion of Brexit and an ally of Donald Trump, has been targeted. Last week, Farage was hit by a milkshake after a campaign