$50K Reward Offered For Information On Pipe Bombs Found In DC During U.S. Capitol Riots

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) -- The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for two pipe bombs found in D.C. Wednesday.

Police in the nation's capital have released photos of persons of interest who stormed the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. The FBI says this person is sought after two suspected pipe bombs were found at the RNC and DNC headquarters. Credit: FBI

Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, while President Donald Trump was still addressing his supporters at the Save America rally near the Ellipse, multiple law enforcement agencies were notified about a pipe bomb with wires at the Republican National Committee officer location at 310 First Street SE. Just 15 minutes later there were reports of a similar pipe bomb outside the Democratic National Committee office at 430 South Capitol Street SE.

The person in the surveillance photos is a person of interest in the case.

The FBI is also currently looking for any of the rioters seen on video or captured in photos at the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection.

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If you have any information concerning these incidents, please contact the FBI's toll-free tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), or submit tips online at fbi.gov/USCapitol. You may also contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.

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