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California Warehouse Fire Suspect Invoked Luigi Mangione, Court Files Say

The suspect in a fire at a paper company facility in California complained about pay and raged against capitalism in videos posted to social media as he lit the blaze, prosecutors say. Chamel Abdulkarim was charged with felony and state arson counts after destroying property worth nearly $600mSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAn employee who allegedly burned down a California warehouse compared himself to Luigi Mangione in a message to co-workers after setting the fire, according to authorities in a Friday press conference, the Los Angeles Times reported.Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, has been charged with several counts of felony and state a...
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  • The suspect in a fire at a paper company facility in California complained about pay and raged against capitalism in videos posted to social media as he lit the blaze, prosecutors say. S1
  • Chamel Abdulkarim was charged with felony and state arson counts after destroying property worth nearly $600mSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAn employee who allegedly burned down a California warehouse compared hims... S2
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