Bombs were placed near both Republican and Democratic party HQs in Washington DC the night before US Capitol attack

The pipe bombs were placed near the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees on the night of Jan. 5, 2021, Reuters and the Associated Press reported.

Bombs were placed near both Republican and Democratic party HQs in Washington DC the night before US Capitol attack

Bombs were placed near the offices of both the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington D.C., hours before an angry mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol

The FBI arrested a suspect believed to have placed pipe bombs outside the GOP and Democratic Party headquarters prior to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, MS NOW reported.

The case had frustrated authorities for years as they had failed to identify the person responsible for placing the bombs.

The FBI has arrested a suspect in the Jan. 6, 2021, pipe bombing attempts at the Democratic and Republican national committee headquarters.

The bombs were placed the night before the 6 January riots, and were discovered as rioters began to storm the Capitol.

The arrest of a Virginia man potentially ends a five-year mystery that highlighted rise of political violence in the US.