FBI releases new video of suspect planting bombs before Capitol riot

A screengrab from a video released from the FBI on March 9, 2021. (FBI/You, FBI)

The FBI released new videos Tuesday that investigators said show the person suspected of planting two pipe bombs the night before the January riot at the Capitol, NBC News reported.

ā€œThese pipe bombs were viable devices that could have been detonated, resulting in injury or death. We need the publicā€™s help to identify the individual responsible for placing these pipe bombs, to ensure they will not harm themselves or anyone else,ā€ said Steven Dā€™Antuono, the assistant director in charge of the FBIā€™s Washington, D.C., field office.

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The FBI said the bombs were planted between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET Jan. 5, outside the national offices of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee. Both are located a few blocks from the Capitol.

For more on this story, go to NBC News.


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