The FBI arrested a Virginia man on Thursday in its almost five-year investigation into who planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot.
The bureau believes the man, 30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. from Woodbridge, Virginia, compiled bomb-making supplies for months before leaving the viable explosive devices outside of the political offices. His arrest is a break in one of the biggest mysteries of that day. If Cole were to be convicted, it would end the probe that for years had failed to produce any lead as to who placed the bombs, both just a few blocks away from the US Capitol.
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