Three years after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the FBI is still searching for the suspect who planted pipe bombs near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee the night before the attack.
The FBI said the pipe bomb had a one-hour kitchen timer as a detonator and was effective, but it did not explode and no one was injured.
“Over the past three years, a dedicated team of FBI agents, analysts, data scientists, and law enforcement partners have spent thousands of hours conducting interviews and reviewing physical and digital evidence to determine who planted the pipe bomb. “We have been evaluating information from the public about what happened at the Capitol,” David Sandberg, deputy director in charge of the FBI's Washington field office, said Thursday.
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The FBI continues to search for the suspect who planted a pipe bomb near the U.S. Capitol on January 5, 2021. (FBI)
He added: “The information we have received from the American public to date has helped advance our investigation, and we ask the public to continue supporting us by taking a fresh look at our investigation.” Ta. “Information Request” Web Pageincludes images and video of the suspect, the suspect's backpack, the suspect's shoes, explosives, and a map of the suspect's route on the night the pipe bomb was planted.
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He added that the agency's $500,000 reward for information leading to an arrest remains in effect, and will “encourage people who have been hesitant to come forward or who were unaware they had important information. I would like you to come forward,” he said.
People hold flags during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana/File)
Last year, Stephen D'Antuono, a former assistant director in the FBI's Washington field office, told the House Judiciary Committee that some of the area's cell phone ping data had been “corrupted by one of the providers, making the investigation unnecessary.” It was perfect.” ” reported the Washington Examiner.
He added: “To my knowledge, it was not damaged.” [intentionally], you know, it could be good information that we don't have, right? So it's hard for us not to be able to do that. So we looked into everything. ”
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More than 1,200 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack, with charges ranging from trespassing to felony assault on a police officer to seditious conspiracy.
