According to Fox news
The devices found near the RNC and DNC headquarters on Wednesday were actual explosive devices, according to a senior federal law enforcement official briefed on the investigations. Fox News first reported that multiple IEDs, resembling pipe bombs, were found near the Capitol Grounds on Wednesday. Specifically, two law enforcement sources say devices resembling pipe bombs were found near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee, both buildings located near the Capitol grounds. One senior federal law enforcement official confirms those devices were not phonies, “those things were the real deal.” The investigation into who is responsible for planting the devices is ongoing and DOJ officials are vowing that the person, or persons, responsible will be held accountable. The DC bomb squad was called to both scenes and eventually the ATF “rendered both devices safe,” according to the senior federal law enforcement official.