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NORMAL — Police believe seven people were involved in placing nine plastic bottle bombs in a neighborhood in Normal early Saturday morning.

No injuries were reported and no homes or vehicles were damaged from the bottle bombs, said Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner.

Three adults and four juveniles face preliminary charges for mob action, according to police. Police questioned and released the juveniles while the adults were taken to the McLean County jail.

Police were called at 2:07 a.m. Saturday to the 1200 block of Searle Drive and the 300 block of Oakdale Avenue in Normal after reports of people damaging vehicles.

Police said the seven males were placing plastic bottle bombs, which are made with household cleaning chemicals, throughout the neighborhood.

Four of the nine bottle bombs did not detonate. The Illinois Secretary of State Bomb Squad responded and recovered three in the 1200 block of Searle Drive and one near Grove Street and Kingsridge Court, according to police.

“We did a pretty thorough search of the area, but if someone finds something suspicious in the area, or they are unsure, they should call police,” Bleichner said.

Residents should keep an eye out for additional bottles that might not have been recovered, or any unexplained damage, he said. People who find something suspicious should not touch it, but should call 911 or Normal police at 309-888-5030.

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