The FBI publishes photos of people suspected of hitting DC agent, planting pipe bombs during Capitol riots

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The FBI on Sunday released images of seven people suspected of hitting a Washington, DC police officer during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and a person authorities said planted bombs. of pipe to the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican party.

The office published photos of seven people the FBI said were wanted in connection with the assault of DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer Mike Fanone, which occurred during the trialPresident TrumpDonald TrumpFacebook temporarily bans ads for gun accessories following the Capitol riots. Sasse, in a fiery opinion, says QAnon is destroying section 230 of the GOP worked after the insurgency, but not before: How to regulate social media MORE riots in the Capitol.

“The FBI is seeking the assistance of the public to identify these people involved in the assault on DC metropolitan police officer Mike Fanone,” the statement accompanying the photos said.

The photos appear to show seven men in the crowd and the FBI asked anyone to recognize the people or have information to notify them by phone or through your tips website by the riots.

The FBI also announced that it did offering a $ 50,000 reward to any person who provides “information leading to the location, arrest and conviction of persons responsible for the placement of alleged pipe bombs” near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on January 6th. .

Published photos show a person in a gray hooded sweatshirt wearing a backpack and wearing a mask.

The office noted in a statement that it was reported by a “multiple” police agency about an alleged pipe bomb in the RNC around 1 p.m. About 15 minutes later, reports of a second pipe bomb arrived near the DNC headquarters.

DC police later confirmed on Jan. 6 that the pipe bombs were found near the DNC and RNC headquarters during the afternoon.

The FBI has been working to identify those involved in illegal activities on Jan. 6 when a Trump crowd, the president’s president, attacked the Capitol building and killed five people.

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Fanone, an MPD narcotics officer, told CNN that during the chaos he was caught by a crowd and tasered. The crowd took their equipment, spare ammunition, radio and police insignia, and several shouted “‘Kill him with his own weapon.'”

“So the other option I thought about was trying to attract someone’s humanity. And I just remember shouting that I have kids. And it seemed to work,” he told the network.

According to the Justice Department, more than 60 people have been charged with crimes at the Capitol, including Lonnie Coffman, who was only arrested because police were investigating pipe bombs and noticed one of his vehicle’s weapons, according to court documents . Officials do not believe Coffman is responsible for the planted pipe pumps.

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