An evacuation order remained in place Saturday after a “credible threat” to a Midwest plant responsible for processing combustible materials: “We know it’s a bomb.”
The Department of Homeland Security joined the U.S. Coast Guard and the FBI in assisting state and local police Friday at the BioUrja Renewables plant in Peoria, Illinois. It was there that the discovery of an explosive device prompted the evacuation of more than 5,000 residents as an investigation was underway to secure the facility and track down the perpetrator.
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