The FBI raised the reward amount for information regarding the unresolved Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee pipe bomb attempt to $500,000 Wednesday.
An unidentified suspect – seen on surveillance video in a mask and hooded sweatshirt -- is accused of placing pipe bombs in a Capitol Hill neighborhood near the Republican National Committee Headquarters, located at 310 First St. SE, and the Democratic National Committee Headquarters, located at 430 South Capitol St. SE, #3, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, between approximately 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. — the night before the riots unfolded at the U.S. Capitol.
"Two years into the investigation, identifying the perpetrator of this attempted attack remains a priority" for the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives , D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police, according to a statement published Wednesday. The FBI noted some components used to construct these devices include 1x8-inch threaded galvanized pipes, end caps, kitchen timers, wires, metal clips and homemade black powder. The announcement comes a day after Congress re-opened post midterms, effectively disbanding the Democratic-led House Jan.
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