India, Dec. 5 -- According to a detailed affidavit filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), investigators traced several purchases by Brian Cole Jr. that match the components used in the pipe bombs placed outside the RNC and DNC headquarters on January 5, 2021.

Here's all he bought and needed for the bomb.

Cole bought items such as galvanized steel pipes, end caps, nine-volt battery connectors and kitchen timers were reportedly bought at retail chains Home Depot and Walmart.

According to the FBI affidavit filed in federal court, the explosive devices were constructed using a combination of commercially available hardware-store components, many of which investigators say were purchased by Brian Cole in the months and years be...