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In reply to the discussion: The Pipe Bombs Were Part of the Plan [View all]Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)61. Reports of where they were
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/14/986457987/what-we-know-about-the-suspect-who-planted-bombs-before-the-capitol-riot
Sometime between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., the suspect placed one pipe bomb on a park bench near the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee
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and a minor correction. Various stories have referred to the discovery by someone who lives in an apartment across the street. However, she was walking by at the time:
https://madison.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/madison-native-says-she-found-pipe-bomb-near-rnc-office-in-d-c-by-sheer/article_0972de1a-6012-5407-8a19-63d5763ea43a.html
On her lunch break on Jan. 6., Younger decided to do a load of laundry. At about 12:40 p.m. EST, she walked through an alley, past the Republican National Committee office and into the laundry room to put the load in the dryer.
On her way back to her apartment with her damp sweater in tow, something caught Youngers eye.
I just happened to look down by sheer luck, Younger said. And I noticed that by the recycling bin there was this tangle of wires.
She thought someone had missed the recycling bin, and shed be able to throw away the trash for them. But when Younger looked closer, she noticed the wires were attached to a pipe that was capped on both ends. The wires were also connected to a radial dial, almost like an old-school kitchen timer, with a red hand pointing at the number 20.
![](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/madison.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/45/a4555ba1-5e92-5671-98c2-e045e7be94fe/5fff93d6a2b98.image.jpg)
Just sitting out in the open.
Sometime between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., the suspect placed one pipe bomb on a park bench near the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee
---
and a minor correction. Various stories have referred to the discovery by someone who lives in an apartment across the street. However, she was walking by at the time:
https://madison.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/madison-native-says-she-found-pipe-bomb-near-rnc-office-in-d-c-by-sheer/article_0972de1a-6012-5407-8a19-63d5763ea43a.html
On her lunch break on Jan. 6., Younger decided to do a load of laundry. At about 12:40 p.m. EST, she walked through an alley, past the Republican National Committee office and into the laundry room to put the load in the dryer.
On her way back to her apartment with her damp sweater in tow, something caught Youngers eye.
I just happened to look down by sheer luck, Younger said. And I noticed that by the recycling bin there was this tangle of wires.
She thought someone had missed the recycling bin, and shed be able to throw away the trash for them. But when Younger looked closer, she noticed the wires were attached to a pipe that was capped on both ends. The wires were also connected to a radial dial, almost like an old-school kitchen timer, with a red hand pointing at the number 20.
![](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/madison.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/45/a4555ba1-5e92-5671-98c2-e045e7be94fe/5fff93d6a2b98.image.jpg)
Just sitting out in the open.
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Here was the FBI's last info release on it last September (includes the video clips)
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2022
#9
Were the pipe bombs determined to be capable of exploding and if so by what mechanism would set off
Pepsidog
Jun 2022
#5
No pictures were ever shown that indicated that it had a battery or an electrical detonator.
LiberalArkie
Jun 2022
#32
And if you look at the FBI's close up photo of the person's sneakers, they look pretty small, which
LaMouffette
Jun 2022
#33
Hmm. Yeah, the clothes were really baggy, too, no doubt to conceal the person's identity.
LaMouffette
Jun 2022
#52
False-flag operations are a hallmark of the Rethugs. Rove was accused of such an act.
John1956PA
Jun 2022
#28
This is Game of Thrones stuff - more and more books (info) coming at some point in time.
NoMoreRepugs
Jun 2022
#45