A surveillance photo released by the FBI shows a person in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. The FBI issued a notice, which features this surveillance photo, requesting information on person(s) responsible for pipe bombs left at the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters.
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The FBI on Thursday morning arrested a suspect believed to have planted pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic Party headquarters prior to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, MS NOW reported.
The arrest is a massive breakthrough in the five-year investigation over who placed the bombs, which did not detonate.
The suspect has been charged with setting the bombs by the parties’ headquarters in Washington, D.C., four people with knowledge of the development told MS NOW.
A law enforcement official said that police have not yet determined a motive, MS NOW reported.
But the suspect has been linked to statements that show support for an anarchist ideology, two people briefed on the arrest told the news outlet.
The FBI did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
As recently as late October 2025, the FBI was offering a $500,000 reward for information that would help them identify the Capitol Hill bombing suspect.
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