FBI arrests the J6 pipe bomber.

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The FBI on Thursday morning arrested a suspect accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic party headquarters in Washington, D.C., prior to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, the Trump administration said.

The suspect, Brian Cole Jr., a 30-year-old resident of Woodbridge, Virginia, is charged with “use of an explosive device,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said at a press briefing Thursday afternoon.

The investigation is ongoing and more charges could be filed, Bondi noted, adding that search warrants are currently being executed.

A criminal complaint unsealed after the briefing shows Cole facing a charge of transporting an explosive device in interstate commerce with intent to kill, injure or intimidate or unlawfully destroy property.

Cole is also charged with “malicious destruction or attempted malicious destruction by means of fire and explosive materials.”

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