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Virginia Man Charged for Planting Pipe Bombs in D.C.

4/3/2026

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Story summary
  • A Northern Virginia man is charged with planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican national committee headquarters in Washington on January 5, 2021.
  • In a federal court filing, he indicates he may rely on a debunked conspiracy theory as his defense, claiming that a Capitol Police officer planted the explosives.
  • The trial is scheduled to address these allegations.