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Harvard Medical School Blast Deemed Intentional as Police Release Images of Two Persons of Interest

Investigators led by Harvard police with FBI assistance are seeking public tips following a pre-dawn fourth-floor explosion that left no injuries.

Overview

  • The device detonated around 2:48 a.m. on the fourth floor of the Goldenson Building on Harvard’s Longwood medical campus.
  • A responding Harvard University police officer saw two masked people running from the building and was unable to stop them.
  • Investigators released surveillance stills of the persons of interest and asked anyone with information to call HUPD’s Detective Bureau at 617-495-1796.
  • Boston Police swept the building and found no additional devices, and no injuries were reported.
  • The multiagency probe, with the FBI assisting, has closed the affected area for forensic work while authorities assess damage and review evidence.