FBI: Bombs Found Near the Capitol Placed Before Jan 6

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Two homemade bombs discovered on January 6 near the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties were set the night before the insurrection on Capitol Hill, the FBI reported Friday.

Federal authorities again increased the reward for information about the person responsible.

They also released new details and photos of a suspect on Friday.

In this way they underscored the urgency with which the Department of Justice deals with this angle of the investigation.

Which continues to be one of the most worrying mysteries for the security forces.

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A new "wanted" sign says the bombs near the Capitol were located between 7:30 and 8:30 pm on January 5.

That is, the night before the insurrection.

The FBI also identified the suspect's shoes as Nike Air Max Speed ​​Turf shoes in yellow, black and gray.

They also included enhanced photos of those items, along with images of the devices.

The reward for information leading to the location, arrest and conviction of the person - or persons - responsible for planting the bombs is now US $ 100,000.

The FBI and the Agency for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) had already increased the reward once, to $ 75,000, earlier this month.

CNN was the first outlet to report Wednesday that the bombs were eight inches long and made of galvanized steel, according to a law enforcement official.

The devices were tampered with with egg timers and filled with an explosive powder, the official said.

Investigators have been scrutinizing the remains of the devices at the FBI lab in Virginia and urging the public to submit information.

Authorities are concerned that the attacker may still be acting.

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The homemade bombs were discovered within minutes of each other around 1 p.m. local time on January 6.

Just as a crowd of angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol after a close rally with the president, according to a report that the acting head of the United States Capitol gave to lawmakers on Tuesday and the publication of the FBI.

Officers from the ATF, FBI, Capitol Police, and Washington City Metropolitan Police responded to the scene at the two offices, which are less than 500 meters apart and just blocks south of the Capitol.

Robots detonated the bombs safely at the scene.

Investigators consider the possibility that the devices were part of a plan to divert police resources from the Capitol.

Just as the agitators began to break in.

The bombs were placed in the open air.

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One was in the offices of the Republican National Committee.

It was discovered by a 36-year-old woman returning from putting in a load of dirty laundry.

"I just looked down out of sheer luck," Karlin Younger told the

Wisconsin State Journal

.

"And I noticed that there was a tangle of wires next to the recycling bin."

Why the devices didn't explode is still unknown, the law enforcement official told CNN earlier this week.

One theory under investigation is that the timers were set incorrectly.

Another is that the batteries may have been wired the wrong way, the official said.

A photo of the person believed to have planted the bombs, taken from surveillance footage, has been widely shared by security forces.

In the photos, the person is shown wearing a gray hoodie and carrying a backpack.

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