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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore and agencies

Suspect arrested and named in case of pipe bombs planted on eve of January 6

A surveillance photo released by the FBI shows a person in Washington DC on 6 January 2021 whom the FBI  requested information about relating to pipe bombs left at the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters.
A surveillance photo released by the FBI shows a person suspected in the attempted pipe bomb attack. Photograph: FBI/Reuters

US authorities on Thursday made an arrest and announced charges 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.

The suspect was named on Thursday afternoon by the Department of Justice as Brian Cole, of suburban Woodbridge, Virginia.

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