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Authorities in the United States have detained a suspect who they claim worked in Washington, DC, where pipe bombs were left overnight before the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

In a joint press conference on Thursday, the FBI and the DOJ named the suspect Brian Cole Jr.

“I am aware that some people have failed to catch the killer.” But not the FBI, or our partners, according to FBI deputy assistant director Darren Cox.

He explained that “3 million lines of data” were being sorted as part of the investigation.

“We do not forget, give up, or give in,” he said. Our team continued to churn through large amounts of data and tips that we used to identify this suspect, even though it had been nearly five years, Cox said.

Officials under Donald Trump’s presidency also praised the arrest as a victory for the current Republican administration and a sign of how incompetent his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, was.

FBI Director Kash Patel stated on Thursday that “we did not discover any new information.”

A new team of investigators and experts was mobilized following a review led by the deputy director and the AIC [agent in charge] of our Washington field office, who reexamined every piece of evidence and looked through all the data, something the previous administration refused and disregarded.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was present at the news conference, stated that Cole would face charges for using an explosive device without permission.

She continued, noting that further allegations could be made at a later time.

A thorough investigation.

The arrest could bring an almost five-year mystery to light that highlighted the growing threat of US political violence.

According to law enforcement, the bombs, which did not detonate, were still effective and “could have seriously injured or killed innocent bystanders.”

Officials demanded $500,000 in additional information about the suspect, stating that he “may still pose a threat to the public.”

Authorities initially released shaky photos of the bomber’s location. The suspect, who was long thought to be a man, was seen wearing a mask, gloves, and a gray hoodie when he was captured on surveillance cameras.

The perpetrator placed the pipe bombs near the offices of the Democratic and Republican Parties as they passed through the densely populated Capitol Hill neighborhood.

The FBI reported last year that its analysts, agents, and law enforcement partners “worked thousands of hours” conducting interviews, reviewing physical and digital evidence, and weighing public suggestions about who might have planted pipe bombs on Capitol Hill.

President Trump’s supporters stormed and ransacked the US Capitol the day after the bombs were left, preventing Biden’s election victory being declared a success.

Trump continues to make false accusations that there was widespread voter fraud in the year that he lost.

More than 1, 500 people are accused or convicted of criminal offences related to the riot, and Trump granted a presidential pardon in one of his first decrees following his return to the White House in early 2025.

Right-wing conspiracy theories that the Capitol riot was an “inside job” have been fueled by the mystery surrounding the pipe bombs. Unconfirmed, some online celebrities have claimed that the potential bomber was an “deep state” government agent who sought to discredit Trump’s supporters.

Even some Trump officials, like Dan Bongino, who have previously assisted in spreading such theories, have since spoken out fiercely against them.

After the president of the United States called their communities “garbage,” and insulted them, Somali Americans and Somali Americans are denouncing Donald Trump’s attacks on them.

Trump’s comments this week have sparked widespread racism and outcry.

The US president launched a torrent of hate against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a former Somali refugee, and the Somali diaspora on Tuesday as he wrapped up his final cabinet meeting of the year.

“If we continue to import garbage into our country, we’re going to go the wrong way.” I’m a garbage person, Ilhan Omar. Trump called her friends “waste”

We don’t want them in our country when they come from hell and complain and only act as b****.”

Omar Fateh, a state senator from Minnesota and of Somali descent, described Trump’s remarks as “hurtful” and “disgraceful.”

Additionally, it was completely incorrect to refer to our congresswoman as “waste” and to the entire community as garbage, according to Fateh, according to Fateh.

It is a resilient, productive community. We are politicians, doctors, lawyers, teachers, and even politicians who work in Minnesota’s and nation’s economies.

Trump, according to the state legislator, used “political theater” to bolster his support ahead of the midterm elections in the upcoming year.

Fateh warned that Minnesota’s rhetoric could lead to even more political unrest.

A gunman killed a Democratic state legislator, her husband, and injured another lawmaker in Minnesota already in June.

Fateh, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Minneapolis last month, said, “Our community is afraid right now.”

Our mosques have been targeted, we’ve heard. We want to make sure that our neighbors are aware that we are standing up for one another and appearing in this hostile federal government because of the fact that my own campaign office was damaged earlier this year.

Owner of a cafe in Minneapolis Khadijo Warsame, said the remarks have stoked fears in the area’s Somali community.

It has deserted, he says. Every company is shut down, and it’s been doing so for the past three days,” she told Al Jaeera. We are a small company in reality. I’m concerned that people won’t come in and buy from me, and I’m afraid to shut my business down.

Following the deadly shooting of two National Guard members last month in Washington, DC, Trump has increased his anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies.

An Afghan evacuee who served with allies in Afghanistan at the time of the US war has been detained and entered a not-guilty plea.

Trump has frequently attacked Congresswoman Omar and the Somali community, but his rant against them at Tuesday’s cabinet meeting was particularly troubling.

They don’t contribute anything, they say. I’ll be open to you, saying, “I don’t want them in our country.”

These people don’t actually work, they do. These people don’t say, “Let’s go, come on,” they say that. Make this place fantastic, please. These individuals only complain and do nothing. They complain, and where they came from, they don’t receive anything.

Omar has stated to reporters this week that Trump’s anti-Islam and xenophobic remarks are not uncommon. She said, “But what’s strange to me is how creepy he’s been obsessed with me and the Somali community.”

In Somalia, where many people are angry and urging their government to respond to the US president, Trump’s comments have also been rejected.

The East African nation was described as “hell” by the US president, who claimed it “stinks.”

Abdisalan Ahmed, a resident of Mogadishu, called it “intifadine.”

Trump repeatedly insults Somalis each day, using insults against us and other offensive language that we can no longer tolerate. His remarks ought to be addressed by our leaders.

Trump’s comments were condemned by several influential Democratic congressmembers on Thursday, calling them “xenophobic and unacceptable.”

The legislators’ joint statement read, “President Trump chose to attack an American immigrant community, the overwhelming majority of whom are law-abiding and have made many positive contributions to the United States,” according to the legislators’ joint statement.