Publication Date:
Thu, 2011-05-05 00:08
Boubker Lamkadmi later said he was only kidding.
Lamkadmi of Iowa state is charged with making a felony threat of terrorism. His co-workers at Whirlpool’s Amana Refrigeration Appliances factory say he told them he would “blow up Amana.” He was arrested at the Middle Amana plant on Tuesday night.
Iowa County Sheriff Robert Rotter told The Des Moines Register that the FBI is talking to Lamkadmi to determine if it was “a bad joke.” Lamkadmi appeared in court Wednesday. Bond is set at $20,000 and a public defender has been appointed. The public defender’s office in Iowa City did not immediately return a call for comment.
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