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Intentional Blast at Harvard Medical School as Police Release Images of Two

No injuries were reported after a fourth-floor device detonated before 3 a.m.

Overview

  • The explosion occurred around 2:48 a.m. inside the Goldenson Building on Harvard’s Longwood campus.
  • A Harvard University Police officer saw two people fleeing the building and was unable to stop them.
  • The Boston Fire Department Arson Unit made an initial assessment that the blast was intentional.
  • Boston police found no additional devices during a sweep, and the building is closed for forensic work.
  • The FBI is assisting HUPD, which released surveillance stills of two masked persons and requested tips at 617-495-1796.