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“This is a massive amount of explosives that would have done terrible damage if there was an accident and this would have exploded,” the assistant police chief said.

Senior Pastor R.J. Potter of Calvary Assembly of God in Belleville Jennifer Green Belleville News-Democrat Calvary Assembly ...

I think the worst part about this is that students, families and ... school staff are really the ones that are suffering.” ...