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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

DARK SECRETS: Police quintuple reward for information on pipe bombs planted before capitol attack | Vintage Vibes

A surveillance photo released by the FBI shows a person in Washington DC on 5 January 2021.
A surveillance photo released by the FBI shows a person in Washington DC on 5 January 2021. Photograph: FBI/Reuters

Two years after explosive devices were planted outside the Democratic and Republican headquarters in Washington DC, authorities have quintupled the reward to $500,000 for information that could lead to the would-be bomber’s capture and conviction.

The night before the January 6 Capitol attack, when a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building in an effort to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s win, the suspect placed one pipe bomb in an alley outside the Republican National Committee headquarters around 8pm ET. They put the other bomb on a park bench near the Democratic National Committee headquarters, according to the FBI.

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