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Harvard Medical School Blast Deemed Intentional as Authorities Seek Two Seen Fleeing

Authorities report no injuries or additional devices during a multiagency search for suspects.

Overview

  • An early-morning alarm Saturday at the Goldenson Building on Harvard’s Longwood campus led responders to evidence of an explosion on the fourth floor.
  • Harvard University Police released surveillance images of two individuals observed fleeing and requested public help to identify them.
  • Boston Fire’s arson investigators assessed the blast as apparently intentional based on preliminary evaluation.
  • Boston Police and specialized teams swept the building for other explosive devices and found none, and the scene remains secured.
  • The FBI confirmed agents are assisting Harvard police in the active criminal inquiry as investigators work to determine the motive and the device’s specifics.