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| Harvard University evacuated amid explosives alert | Harvard University evacuated amid explosives alert |
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| Harvard University in the US state of Massachusetts has evacuated its campus amid "unconfirmed reports" of explosives at four of its buildings. | Harvard University in the US state of Massachusetts has evacuated its campus amid "unconfirmed reports" of explosives at four of its buildings. |
| The university's Twitter feed said there were no reports of an explosion and no indication that any bombs had been placed on campus. | The university's Twitter feed said there were no reports of an explosion and no indication that any bombs had been placed on campus. |
| Harvard campus police and local police were said to be on the scene. | |
| Final exams, which were under way at the elite college, have reportedly been cancelled in the affected buildings. | |
| It said in a statement: "The Harvard University Police Department this morning received an unconfirmed report that explosives may have been placed in four buildings on campus: the Science Center, Thayer, Sever and Emerson Halls." | It said in a statement: "The Harvard University Police Department this morning received an unconfirmed report that explosives may have been placed in four buildings on campus: the Science Center, Thayer, Sever and Emerson Halls." |
| The campus was being cleared "out of an abundance of caution", added Monday's statement. |