'MacGyver bomb' explodes at suburban school, no injuries

A so-called "MacGyver bomb" exploded in the parking lot of a school in the suburbs Friday.

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- A so-called "MacGyver bomb" exploded in the parking lot of a school in the suburbs Friday.

The improvised explosive in a plastic bottle went off outside Indiana Knoll School in unincorporated West Chicago.

Police searched the building and the entire grounds as a precaution.

No other devices were found and no one was hurt.
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