A college worker in Boston was injured Tuesday after a package deal that had been delivered to the college detonated, regulation enforcement and college officers mentioned.
The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at Northeastern College’s important campus, injuring the 45-year-old employees member, Boston Police Superintendent Felipe Colon instructed reporters.
The worker, who wasn’t publicly recognized, was hospitalized with minor hand accidents, Colon mentioned.
A second comparable package deal was “rendered secure” by the division’s bomb squad, Colon mentioned.
The constructing the place the detonation occurred, Holmes Corridor, was evacuated, and the FBI was helping the bomb squad’s investigation, an company spokesperson mentioned.
Two senior regulation enforcement officers described the package deal as a protecting case that the worker was opening when a minor explosion occurred. A observe was additionally discovered, although officers have not described its contents.
It wasn’t instantly clear who delivered the packages or the place the second was discovered. A motive additionally wasn’t identified.
Colon declined to supply further particulars at a information convention, citing the investigation, however mentioned the scene was safe.
Different faculties within the space, together with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston University, urged folks to be cautious and report suspicious packages. Harvard College said it was rising campus police patrols in response to the detonation.
Tom Winter and Jonathan Dienst contributed.
