Bomb found near ethanol plant in central Illinois forces evacuations

First reported by NY Post at Sat 3:15 AM · 8 outlets in all

1. NPR32mBomb found near ethanol plant in central Illinois forces evacuationsThe bomb was discovered Friday afternoon at the BioUrja Renewables plant in Peoria. Officials say the bomb has been "rendered safe," but called it a "credible threat." The FBI is investigating.
2. Washington Examiner5hIllinois ethanol plant bomb forces evacuation as FBI investigatesA bomb was found Friday at an ethanol plant in Peoria, a central Illinois city of about 110,000, officials said, sparking an investigation involving the FBI and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people living nearby. Peoria Police Chief Brad Dixon said an explosive device found at BioUrja Renewables has been rendered safe, but evacuations
3. AP6hBomb found near ethanol plant in central Illinois forces evacuations as authorities investigate
4. Guardian6hEvacuation zone lifted after bomb found at Illinois ethanol plantPeoria officials said a bomb was found at BioUrja Renewables and later defused; FBI said it is investigatingResidents were ordered to evacuate parts of an Illinois community on Friday after the mayor there said authorities found a bomb at a local ethanol- and alcohol-production plant.The discovery reported at BioUrja Renewables in Peoria triggered a mandatory evacuation over a one-mile evacuation zone encompassing sections of that city as well as the adjacent municipality of East Peoria. Officials ultimately lifted the evacuation zone at about 1.25pm local time on Saturday – but only after…
5. CBS News7hEvacuation lifted after bomb threat near industrial plant in IllinoisPolice said the device had been rendered safe and residents were allowed to return to their homes.
6. NBC News10hDevice deemed ‘credible threat’ triggers evacuation around ethanol plant in Peoria, IllinoisA suspicious device at an ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois, triggered evacuations within a 1-mile radius, with local events forced to cancel as investigations continue.
7. CNN10hBomb threat at Illinois ethanol plant triggers evacuation
8. NY Post11hBomb threat at Illinois ethanol plant forces mandatory mile-wide evacuation orderA bomb threat at an ethanol plant prompted a large-scale evacuation for an entire Illinois city Friday night as officials worked to defuse the credible threat.