Brian Cole named as Virginia 'anarchist' accused of planting pipe bombs outside US Capitol on eve of January 6 riots
The arrest marks the first major breakthrough in the five-year investigation that had baffled the agency and sparked a wave of conspiracy theories;
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The FBI has arrested a Virginia 'anarchist' suspect named Brian Cole in connection with several pipe bombs laid near Capitol Hill on the eve of the January 6, 2021 riots.
Cole was identified as the suspect on Thursday morning - as sources told MS Now has been linked to support for anarchist ideologies.
The suspect has been charged with laying explosives outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters, which did not detonate. -- More...
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