WASHINGTON: A Virginia man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly planting pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot, officials said.
Attorney General Pam Bondi identified the suspect as Brian Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Virginia.
The pipe bombs placed outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Republican National Committee (RNC) offices in Washington in the evening of January 5 failed to detonate.
But Thursday´s arrest is the first breakthrough in the case, which spawned numerous conspiracy theories among the far right.
