Two pipe bombs found outside the Republican and Democratic national headquarters in Washington on Wednesday each contained timing devices, according to a report published Friday afternoon, according to a person familiar with the examination who spoke with the New York Times.
The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The bombs were each about 12 inches long by an inch and a half wide. The steel pipe devices were made with a battery, steel wool, and an unknown explosive powder. One of them was found with a cellphone that may have been meant to detonate it.
The bombs were not triggered and were later defused by federal agents from the FBI.
The DNC and RNC offices are located on the south side of the U.S. Capitol, just a block from offices for the House of Representatives. At the time the bombs were discovered, thousands of President Trump’s supporters had trespassed onto Capitol Hill and rioted, overtaking the Capitol following a speech on the National Mall by Trump.
Five people, including a Capitol police officer, have died since the riots. The FBI is offering up to $50,000 in reward money for information leading to the location, arrest, and conviction of suspects involved in the bomb plot.
