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Man charged with using car bomb to kill wife

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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) - A northeastern Kentucky man has been charged with attempted murder stemming from a car bombing that allegedly targeted his wife in an Ashland parking garage.

Police arrested 51-year-old Thomas K. Biederman of Russell at the federal courthouse in Ashland. Biederman is also charged with using a weapon of mass destruction.

The warrant charges Thomas Biederman with intentionally trying to kill Janie Biederman by placing a pipe bomb in her Ford Mustang on July 28. The bomb detonated in a parking garage after Janie Biederman touched the vehicle's brake pedal.

Officers say Janie Biederman suffered first- and second-degree burns to her arms and on the backs of her legs.

As he left the courthouse, Thomas Biederman denied having anything to do with the bombing, The Daily Independent reported Thursday.

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