Haunting surveillance shows moment suspected pipe bomber ‘plants explosives’ outside RNC & DNC before Capitol riot
SEE the moment a suspect sets down a pipe bomb at the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C. in January.
The FBI has released video surveillance of a person who is believed to have placed pipe bombs at the RNC and DNC headquarters on January 5, a day before the failed coup attempt on the Capitol that proved deadly.
The footage shows the suspect walking along Capitol Hill streets and sitting on a bench, before they opened a backpack the FBI said was used to transport the bombs.
“The FBI is asking the public to watch the videos of this person – you may recognize their gait, body language, or mannerisms,” the FBI said in a press release.
“We are asking the public to come forward with any information that could assist us, including any odd or out-of-character behavior you noticed in a family member, friend, or coworker, leading up to or after January 5th,” the statement ended.
The suspect in the video then puts on glasses and walks past a man walking his dog.
The bureau believes the suspect may have arrived in a vehicle or have taken an item from a vehicle and placed it in the backpack.
Just as Capitol police were fighting rioters and supporters of President Trump following his orders to “fight like hell,” authorities were told of two pipe bombs found at the DNC and RNC headquarters.
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A person walking by found the pipe with a tangle of wires near the RNC and called police immediately.
The FBI said the bombs were placed before the RNC and DNC around 7:30 and 8:30 PM on January 5, adding that the bureau had been looking at hundreds of videos from that time to obtain the subject.
The bombs apparently contained only one method of detonation, a 60-minute kitchen timer.