80-year-old Washington veteran says anti-ICE protesters surrounded him, threw him to the ground

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Police probe after veteran, 80, 'surrounded and knocked to ground' by furious anti-Ice protesters.

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Police have launched a probe after an 80-year-old veteran was surrounded and knocked to the ground by protesters opposing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).The veteran, who remained anonymous, said he attended a June 10 protest in Washington state.The man - who requested to remain nameless in fear of retaliation - attended the protest, held in Burien, Washington, 12 miles south of downtown Seattle, to back Ice.He told Washington outlet The Highline Journal he was holding a small sign as the protest began near a Starbucks.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Protest organisers urged attendees to hold signs reading "Ice kidnapped your neighbour here", and similar signs were seen at the event.Video showed a woman directing the verbal attacks toward the 80-year-old, and a man wearing a shirt with anti-fascist messaging engaging him.A woman - shouting "you're down!" - then struck the veteran from behind, causing him to fall to the ground.The man said he was surrounded by between 10...

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80-year-old Washington veteran says anti-ICE protesters surrounded him, threw him to the ground.

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An 80-year-old veteran says he was knocked down by anti-ICE protesters at a Burien, Washington rally, prompting a King County sheriff investigation.

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