FBI announces Jan 6. eve pipe bomb probe arrest

The FBI has made an arrest in its nearly five-year investigation into who planted pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday. It is the first time investigators have identified a suspect in a case that has long vexed authorities, fueled conspiracy theories, and remained one of the most persistent mysteries surrounding the violent Capitol siege. The bombs were placed on the evening of Jan. 5 near the Democratic and Republican national committee offices. No one was injured before they were rendered safe, though the FBI has said both devices were potentially lethal.