Police find credible bomb threat at Illinois plant and urge evacuations

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Police in Peoria, Illinois, are investigating a bomb threat at BioUrja Renewables, formerly the ADM plant, and are urging anyone who lives or works within a one-mile radius of the facility to evacuate immediately. The Peoria Police Department said the evacuation recommendation was issued as a precaution while officers and emergency personnel investigated the threat. Police determined at about 6:45 p.m. Friday that a package at the facility was a credible threat and established a one-mile blast radius, officials said. Bomb technicians rendered the package safe at about 9:12 p.m. However…