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Police investigating bomb threat at Peoria International Airport
Connect ^ | Mar 31, 2016 | Joseph Edwards

Posted on 03/31/2016 8:45:08 AM PDT by Graybeard58

WEEK News 25 in Peoria reports that the Peoria International Airport was partially evacuated due to a bomb threat, and officials have a woman in custody.

TSA officials say a woman attempted to check a package at the American Airlines counter at about 6:30 p.m.. Peoria County Sheriff Mike McCoy told 1470 WMBD that the package contained dynamite, a timer and bottles of fluid, which were found during a routine scan by TSA officials.

The scan was confirmed when authorities opened the package using a robot. The woman is being questioned by authorities.

Flights were delayed at the airport for nearly three hours due to the threat. Traffic was backed up for about a half mile on the nearby Dircksen Parkway while officials investigated the threat, but traffic is now moving.

However, officials say they are taking necessary precautions with the explosives. Police are still investigating the threat, and no injuries have been reported.


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To: Graybeard58

Just one of those special alarm clocks, I suppose. Guaranteed loud enough to wake the neighbors.


21 posted on 03/31/2016 9:32:50 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Islamic Foundation of Peoria: Serving the religious needs of the growing Muslim community in the Peoria and Dunlap areas.

I would rather not darken this forum with the link to the mosque.
22 posted on 03/31/2016 9:34:22 AM PDT by Deo volente ("NAFTA, GATT, WTO, New World Order." George Putnam, among others, warned us.)
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To: Graybeard58

And as most people know, Peoria is much smaller than Chicago. (A line from the movie “Radioland Murders”)


23 posted on 03/31/2016 9:35:17 AM PDT by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: Graybeard58

Update: Local news is now reporting that it was not dynamite but red sticks labeled “dynamite”.

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Is she related by religion to Clock Boy?


24 posted on 03/31/2016 9:38:46 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Moonman62

If she’s a Muzzie and they treat her with less than kid gloves, how soon before Obama stomps his feet and lectures the police?


25 posted on 03/31/2016 9:49:04 AM PDT by Deo volente ("NAFTA, GATT, WTO, New World Order." George Putnam, among others, warned us.)
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To: USNBandit

They why didn’t she just FedEx or UPS it? Shipping by air cargo is $$$.


26 posted on 03/31/2016 10:31:10 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: USNBandit

Are you kidding? That’s her excuse? LOL!


27 posted on 03/31/2016 10:31:17 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Graybeard58
The official says a woman who travels to Planned Parenthood clinics across the country uses the fake bomb as a demonstration item. She attempted to check a package with the fake bomb at about 6:30 a.m., and was detained by the TSA.

Apparently she works for Planned Parenthood. Perhaps they use bombs to dispose of fetuses or something.

28 posted on 03/31/2016 10:35:47 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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29 posted on 03/31/2016 10:41:27 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: bigbob

I guess we’re lucky that a TSA agent didn’t try to steal the bomb.


30 posted on 03/31/2016 11:27:39 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: Cementjungle

Lol!


31 posted on 03/31/2016 11:36:05 AM PDT by USNBandit (Sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Graybeard58

Peoria has an international airport because they fly to Canada from there, i guess.


32 posted on 03/31/2016 12:46:15 PM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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