"US authorities have made an arrest in connection with pipe bombs that were planted outside the headquarters of both the Democratic and Republican parties in Washington DC on the eve of 6 January 2021, according to reports on Thursday morning. Explosive devices were placed at night and then, on the afternoon of January 6, the US Capitol attack occurred, when a mob of Donald Trump's supporters stormed Congress in an effort to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's win in the 2020 presidential election."
"No one had been apprehended since a suspect placed one pipe bomb in an alley outside the Republican National Committee headquarters and put another bomb on a park bench near the Democratic National Committee headquarters, according to the FBI. A reward for pivotal information was increased in 2023 to $500,000. On Thursday morning, Reuters, the Associated Press and CNN, each citing unnamed sources, reported that a suspect was now in custody."
US authorities arrested a suspect linked to pipe bombs planted outside both Democratic and Republican headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the night before January 6, 2021. The explosive devices were placed at night and later rendered safe, with no injuries reported, although the FBI warned both devices could have been lethal. On the afternoon of January 6, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol seeking to block certification of the 2020 election results. The investigation had long eluded law enforcement, prompted conspiracy theories, and included a reward raised to $500,000 in 2023; the recent arrest is the first identified suspect.
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