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brooklynite

(94,554 posts)
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 10:34 PM Sep 2022

Package explodes at Northeastern University, staff member injured

CBS News

BOSTON – A Northeastern University staff member was injured when a package exploded Tuesday night.

The package was delivered to Holmes Hall on Northeastern's Boston campus. It detonated when the staff member opened it shortly after 7 p.m.

The victim, a 45-year-old man, sustained minor injuries to his hands and was taken to a hospital to be treated.


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Package explodes at Northeastern University, staff member injured (Original Post) brooklynite Sep 2022 OP
UPDATE: Investigators believe the victim instigated a hoax... brooklynite Sep 2022 #1
Found This ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #2

ProfessorGAC

(65,042 posts)
2. Found This
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 05:03 PM
Sep 2022

Less than an hour ago.

According to CNN, sources said there were no explosives involved with the item.
Sources told our sister station WCVB that investigators are looking into the incident as a possible hoax.

There's more at the link>>>>>https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wmur.com/amp/article/boston-northeastern-university-explosion-news/41214585
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