Washington pipe bomb suspect has confessed, prosecutors say

A suspect in the planting of explosive devices near the Democratic and Republican committee headquarters in Washington is seen walking past the Capitol Hill Club, also known as the National Republican Club of Capitol Hill, in Washington in this still frame taken from video released on March 9, 2021. FBI/Handout via REUTERS

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - ‌The man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the ‌January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack confessed to the FBI and told ‌investigatorshe thought the 2020 election had been “tampered with,” according to a court filing from federal prosecutors.

Brian Cole, 30, of Virginia admitted to planting the devices, neither of which exploded, outside the headquarters of the Democratic ‍and Republican national committees following his arrest earlier this ‍month, according to the filing, ‌which was made public on Sunday.