Northeastern University employee injured after package detonates on campus
A university employee in Boston was injured Tuesday after a package that had been delivered to the school detonated, law enforcement and school officials said.
A university employee in Boston was injured Tuesday after a package that had been delivered to the school detonated, law enforcement and school officials said.
The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at Northeastern University’s main campus, injuring the 45-year-old staff member, Boston Police Superintendent Felipe Colon told reporters.
The employee, who wasn’t publicly identified, was hospitalized with minor hand injuries, Colon said.
Police outside Northeastern University after a possible package explosion Tuesday.@skytopjf via TwitterA second similar package was "rendered safe" by the department's bomb squad, Colon said.
The building where the detonation occurred, Holmes Hall, was evacuated, and the FBI was assisting the bomb squad’s investigation, an agency spokesperson said.
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