伊利诺伊州皮奥里亚市：乙醇厂炸弹威胁14日下午解除 一英里疏散令取消 5000余人返家
皮奥里亚市乙醇厂炸弹威胁14日下午解除，警方取消了一英里疏散令，5000多名被疏散人员陆续返家。皮奥里亚警方表示，经过一整天的全面搜查，厂区内未再发现可疑物品，无人伤亡，尚无人被捕，调查仍在继续。这起威胁始于11月13日下午1时08分左右，位于伊利诺伊河畔的BioUrja可再生能源乙醇厂向警方报告收到炸弹威胁，约一小时后在厂内发现可疑包裹。当晚6时45分左右，警方认定该包裹构成可信威胁，随即下令疏散厂区周围一英里范围内的居民，避难所设在曼纽尔学院高中与东区中心。当晚9时12分，拆弹小组将包裹处置为安全，但警方称厂区尚未完全排除风险，疏散令14日上午仍在执行。14日下午，警方完成对这座占地相当于44个半足球场的厂区的搜查，确认无其他威胁后取消疏散令。
联邦调查局斯普林菲尔德办事处、烟酒火器局芝加哥分局、伊利诺伊州警察与海岸警卫队均参与处置，州长普里茨克已指示州警协助地方。威胁还打乱了市中心周末活动：乡村歌手乔恩·帕迪13日晚在皮奥里亚市民中心的演唱会在观众入场后取消，伊利诺伊动漫展14日的活动取消，河人队当晚主场冰球赛推迟。警方表示，正在全力追查威胁来源。
Peoria, Illinois Ethanol Plant Bomb Threat Lifted Afternoon of Nov. 14; One-Mile Evacuation Order Canceled, More Than 5,000 Return Home
A bomb threat at an ethanol plant in Peoria was lifted on the afternoon of Nov. 14, with police canceling a one-mile evacuation order and more than 5,000 evacuated residents gradually returning home. Peoria police said that after a full day of searching, no further suspicious items were found at the plant, no one was injured, no arrests have been made, and the investigation continues. The threat began at about 1:08 p.m. on Nov. 13, when the BioUrja renewable energy ethanol plant on the Illinois River reported a bomb threat to police, and about an hour later a suspicious package was found inside the plant. At about 6:45 p.m. that evening, police determined the package posed a credible threat and ordered the evacuation of residents within one mile of the plant, with shelters set up at Manuel Academy High School and the East Bluff Center. At 9:12 p.m., the bomb squad rendered the package safe, but police said the plant had not yet been fully cleared, and the evacuation order remained in effect on the morning of Nov. 14. On the afternoon of Nov. 14, police completed a search of the plant, which covers an area equivalent to 44 and a half football fields, and canceled the evacuation order after confirming there were no other threats.
The FBI's Springfield office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Chicago division, Illinois State Police, and the Coast Guard all took part in the response, and Gov. Pritzker has directed state police to assist local authorities. The threat also disrupted downtown weekend events: country singer Jon Pardi's concert at the Peoria Civic Center on the evening of Nov. 13 was canceled after the audience had been admitted, the Illinois Anime Convention's Nov. 14 events were canceled, and the Rivermen's home hockey game that evening was postponed. Police said they are working hard to trace the source of the threat.
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