The FBI alerted law enforcement agencies on Tuesday that the person who built pipe bombs and left them near the Capitol on January 6 has not yet been identified and is a “top priority” on the eve of Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a law enforcement officer informed about security issues at the opening.
The FBI also alerted other law enforcement agencies on Tuesday that there is concern that the person is still active and may be trying to make more explosive devices, according to the law enforcement official.
While the attack on the Capitol was taking place on January 6, the police found two tubular bombs just a few blocks away, one outside the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and one outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. Federal authorities made it clear in the following days that both tubular pumps were legitimate destructive devices with functional components.
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The devices were “made safe” by federal authorities and did not detonate. The components of these devices are being analyzed at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Va.
An explosive device is shown outside the office of the National Republican Committee, January 6, 2021, in Washington. (Photo AP)
Tubular bombs are still the subject of an open investigation and federal authorities are examining them very closely, according to another federal security officer, who said: “Each explosive device tells a story.”
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With the components of the devices still in good condition, authorities will be looking for signatures on how they were manufactured, where the fuel was obtained and any similarities to thousands of other devices in federal databases.
There are pictures of a person with whom the authorities wish to speak in connection with these devices, but notably that person’s face was completely covered in the photo.