One staff member injured as package explodes on Northeastern University campus
Bomb scare at Northeastern University
A staff member of the Northeastern University in Boston, United States was injured after apackage detonated inside a campus building, according to CNN. “The staff member sustained minor injuries and is being treated,” Shannon Nargi, a spokesperson for Northeastern University, told the news channel.
The package was delivered to Holmes Hall, Nargi added.
The police confirmed that no one was seriously injured but did not comment on how the package arrived at the university. Holmes Hall currently houses the creative writing center of the university.
Officer Andre Watson, a spokesman for the Police Department, told reporters that the45-year-old man, who worked at the university, sustained minor hand injuries and was taken to the area hospital.
The police were working with the Boston Fire Department, Boston Emergency Medical Services and the bomb squad to understand the cause of the detonation and to understand any further threats.
)
‘Won’t stop until we remove threat’: Israeli FM says delayed Iran’s nuclear bomb by ‘at least two or three years’
)
F-35 stuck in India: 'Stealth code' talk, ‘OLX listing’, Modi-Starmer memes swirl about UK fighter jet stranded for 6 days
)
'Shattered by missile from evil regime': Israel's ‘crown jewel of science' targeted by Iran | What was destroyed as missile hit Weizmann Institute
)
BREAKING | Israel-Iran War: Iran launches new barrage of missiles at Israel
)
Israel-Iran conflict | In a special gesture, Iran opens airspace to evacuate Indians
)
Did Iran test Israel’s limits? Israel deploys Barak Magen air defence system for the first time
)
Marathi actor‑director Tushar Ghadigaonkar commits suicide, reports cite career worries
)
Israel claims top IRGC commander Mohammad Saeed Izadi, who armed Hamas for Oct 7 attack, eliminated in Qom airstrike
)
Zelensky says Russia ‘not in the mood for a ceasefire’, warns ‘Ayatollah Putin’ of ending up in ‘decay’
)
1,000 kg nuclear bombshell: Why attack on Iran’s Bushehr plant could trigger catastrophic fallout
)
‘Iran doesn’t want to speak to Europe’: Trump says European powers can’t help in ending Israel-Iran conflict
)
'Do you remember me?' Deeply eerie, creepy voice greets people calling homes in Iran
Holmes Hall was completely evacuated by the authorities as a precautionary measure and people were asked to stay away from the area. The classes were also cancelled in several buildings of the university as the police questioned people and searched the area to understand the cause of the detonation.
According to a local TV station, WCVB reporter Mike Beaudet was teaching a class in the building when the detonation took place but the people in attendance said that they did not hear the explosion.
Following the incident, The Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyandHarvard University have alerted their students of the situation and have increased patrols, according to NCB Boston.
WATCH WION LIVE HERE -