Federal agents Thursday arrested a suspect in Virginia on charges of having planted two pipe bombs near the Capitol the night before Jan. 6, 2021, after nearly five years of false leads and frustrated investigation, according to people familiar with the matter.

The suspect was described as a 30-year-old man from Prince William County, and his arrest could ultimately provide an answer to one of the most enduring mysteries arising from Jan. 6: Who planted the bombs on Capitol Hill outside the national headquarters of both the Republican and Democratic parties on the night before a congressional ceremony certifying that Joe Biden had won the 2020 election?

While neither device exploded, their discovery Jan. 6 added to the fear and confusion on a day when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol,

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