Democratic delegates say two women threw the squirmy creatures into food set out for convention guests
police and the FBI are investigating if saboteurs placed maggots in a breakfast buffet served to delegates at the Democratic national convention in Chicago.
“Multiple unknown female offenders are alleged to have entered a building … and began placing unknown objects on to tables containing food,” the convention’s information center said in a statement.“The offenders are believed to have then left the area. One victim was treated and released on scene. Along with the , FBI-Chicago is assisting in the investigation,” it added.
The Fairmont Hotel confirmed that “a group of individuals caused a disruption at a DNC-related breakfast event at our hotel this morning” and hotel staff “acted immediately to clean and sanitize the area, ensuring that the event could continue without further incident”.Last month, maggots and other insects were heaped on to the table of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Watergate hotel in Washington DC during a visit to the US Capitol.
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