Police investigate thousands of potential threats against members of Congress each year.
A man with a metal baseball bat has attacked two employees at a politician’s office in the US.
Democratic congressman Gerry Connolly said the man walked into his northern Virginia office on Monday morning, asked for him, and then struck two female workers with the bat.
One of the victims, an intern on her first day in the job, was struck in the side, while another, an outreach director, was struck on the head.
Fairfax City Police said officers arrived minutes after the attack and detained the man.
Mr Connolly, who is serving his eighth term in congress, was not in his office at the time.
The injuries suffered by the two staff members were not life-threatening.
He said that the suspect was known to police, adding: «[The suspect] has never made threats to us, so it was unprovoked, unexpected and inexplicable.
