A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries:
The parcel that blew up was one of two that were reported to police early in the evening. Boston's bomb squad neutralized the second package near the MFA, which is on the outskirts of the Northeastern campus.that the package that exploded went off as it was being opened near the university's Holmes Hall, which is home to the university's creative writing program and its women's, gender and sexuality studies program. It said the FBI was assisting the investigation.
Police converged on the campus shortly before 7:30 p.m., and the university asked students who had gathered for an evening journalism class at the hall to evacuate the building.WCVB-TV Michael Davis, chief of Northeastern's police force, told reporters the campus was secure. Boston police didn't say whether any other suspicious packages were found.
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