{"id":30255,"date":"2025-11-02T15:16:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T15:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/30255\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T15:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T15:16:26","slug":"harvard-med-school-intentional-explosion-probed-by-fbi-2-seen-fleeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/30255\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Med School &#8216;intentional&#8217; explosion probed by FBI; 2 seen fleeing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gettyimages-2210002908.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article <\/p>\n<p data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">Harvard University flags above a campus store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Photographer: Sophie Park\/Bloomberg via Getty Images <\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/topics\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FBI<\/a> is investigating after an &#8220;intentional&#8221; explosion inside a building on Harvard University&#8217;s Longwood medical school campus early Saturday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Harvard officials told Fox News Digital that just after 2:45 a.m., a Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officer was dispatched to the Goldenson building at 220 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/boston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Longwood Avenue in Boston<\/a> for a fire alarm activation.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">When the officer arrived, they saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">two people fleeing the building<\/a>, officials said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/fbi-pittsburgh-field-office-targeted-driver-act-terror-official-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FBI PITTSBURGH FIELD OFFICE TARGETED BY DRIVER IN &#8216;ACT OF TERROR,&#8217; OFFICIAL SAYS<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The officer tried to stop the pair before proceeding to the fourth floor where the alarm was triggered, finding an explosion had occurred.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/harvardsuspects.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">Harvard University Police Department released photos of the two suspects wearing masks and head coverings. (HUPD) <\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The Boston Fire Department Arson Unit responded and made an initial assessment that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/terror\/bombings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">explosion appeared to be intentional<\/a>, officials said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The Boston Police Department conducted a sweep of the building to check for any additional devices; none were found.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/harvard-hosts-panel-bridging-political-divide-featuring-only-democrats-naacp-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HARVARD HOSTS PANEL ON BRIDGING POLITICAL DIVIDE FEATURING ONLY DEMOCRATS, NAACP PRESIDENT<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">No injuries were reported in connection to the explosion.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">&#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/education\/college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Harvard University<\/a> Police Department is actively investigating this incident in coordination with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners,&#8221; a university spokesperson told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Harvard University Police Department\u2019s Detective Bureau at 617-495-1796.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">HUPD did not immediately respond to additional inquiries from Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Read more of this story from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/intentional-explosion-harvard-medical-school-campus-probed-fbi-2-people-seen-fleeing-building-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FOX News.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/ma\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Massachussetts<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Harvard University flags above a campus store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. 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