Brian Cole of Virginia identified as DC pipe bomb suspect: sources

The suspect arrested for planting pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committees ahead of the Jan.6, 2021, riots has been identified as Brian Cole of Virginia, sources confirmed to The Post.Cole was busted by the FBI Thursday morning in connection to the attempted bombing, just shy of the fifth anniversary of the riot at the US Capitol on Jan.

6, 2021.Authorities say he was the man caught on camera skulking around the capital city the night before former Vice President Joe Biden’s election victory was to be certified by Congress, leaving “viable explosive devices” outside the major parties’ headquarters in Washington, DC. ...