
FBI Arrests Suspect In Connection With Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Case
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The case had frustrated authorities for years as they had failed to identify the person responsible for placing the bombs.
The FBI on Thursday arrested a suspect believed to have placed pipe bombs near the offices of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee hours before rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to multiple news reports, marking a major development in a case that has irked investigators for years.
One law enforcement official told MS NOW that authorities don’t yet know the motive of the suspect. But the network noted the individual “has been linked to statements in support of anarchist ideology,” citing two sources.
The pipe bombs were placed outside the headquarters of the DNC and the RNC on Jan. 5, 2021, the eve of the Capitol insurrection.
“Both devices were viable and could have been detonated, resulting in serious injury or death,” the agency said previously.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who was a senator at the time, was inside the DNC’s headquarters when police discovered a pipe bomb outside the building, prompting her evacuation.













