The FBI has released new information about an unknown suspect who planted two pipe bombs nearly four years ago near the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national committee headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The devices were discovered and disarmed on the eve of the Jan. 6 Capital assault in 2021 , but the suspect has so far managed to elude identification and capture.
Now, the FBI has announced it is renewing its investigation.
The federal law enforcement agency on Thursday released new video of the suspect placing one of the bombs near the Democratic National Committee in the hopes that the public can help identify who the person is. A reward of up to $500,000 remains available for information leading to the suspect’s arrest and conviction.
The FBI’s announcement was made within hours of a report from congressional Republicans condemning investigators for having yet to make an arrest in the planned attack. The report also criticized alleged “security failures” associated with the pipe bombs.