{"id":85,"date":"2021-01-07T22:55:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T22:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifenewstream.com\/?p=85"},"modified":"2021-01-07T22:55:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T22:55:31","slug":"explosive-devices-found-outside-rnc-and-dnc-were-live-not-fake-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/?p=85","title":{"rendered":"Explosive devices found outside RNC and DNC were live not fake: Source"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. Capitol Police confirmed Thursday that the devices found outside of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee, a few blocks from the Capitol, could have caused &#8220;great harm.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe USCP Hazardous Materials Response Team determined that both devices were, in fact, hazardous and could cause great harm to public safety,\u201d police said in statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A federal law enforcement source told ABC News that the suspected pipe bombs were active and not fake devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ABC News has obtained a photo of one of two suspected explosive devices discovered Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"623\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/lifenewstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The device in the photo appears to be wired with a timer and was found adjacent to the Republican National Committee headquarters on First Street, S.E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the initial device was discovered near the RNC, police searched the area near the Democratic National Committee headquarters building, a couple of blocks away, and found a second device under a bush. authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both buildings are a short distance from\u00a0the U.S. Capitol, where\u00a0violent protesters broke through police lines and stormed into the complex\u00a0just over an hour after the devices were discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Two suspected explosive devices were rendered safe by the FBI and our law enforcement partners,&#8221; the FBI said in a statement Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bomb technicians used water cannons to blast the devices to essentially break them apart and render them harmless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators are examining the recovered pieces to look for clues about how the devices was constructed and about the sources of the components, sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forensic experts are also conducting chemical analyses on any substances found in the devices to determine if they were filled with explosive materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department are assisting with the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The investigation is ongoing,&#8221; the FBI said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Capitol Police confirmed Thursday that the devices found outside of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee, a few blocks from the Capitol, &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":87,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions\/88"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/87"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}