Pipe Bombs Found in Republican, Democratic Headquarters in DC: Officials

Members of the Swat team patrol and secure the Statuary Hall before Vice President Mike Pence makes his way into the House Chamber, at the US Capitol in Washington on Jan. 7, 2021. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Police in Washington D.C. confirmed late on Wednesday that explosives were located near the U.S. Capitol in the midst of protests and as people stormed the complex.

D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department said it recovered a pipe bomb from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and another one from the Republican National Committee (RNC), said Chief Robert Contee in a press conference.