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Student accused of Harvard bomb hoax | Student accused of Harvard bomb hoax |
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A Harvard University student has been charged with making bomb threats following the evacuation of four campus buildings on Monday. | A Harvard University student has been charged with making bomb threats following the evacuation of four campus buildings on Monday. |
The US attorney's office says Eldo Kim, 20, is accused of emailing hoax messages with a subject line "Bombs placed around campus". | The US attorney's office says Eldo Kim, 20, is accused of emailing hoax messages with a subject line "Bombs placed around campus". |
He is due in court on Wednesday. | He is due in court on Wednesday. |
Final exams, which had been under way at the elite college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, were cancelled in the affected buildings. | Final exams, which had been under way at the elite college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, were cancelled in the affected buildings. |
Students were told to evacuate a dormitory, two classroom buildings and the science centre. | |
Prosecutors said emails to police, university officials and a student newspaper warned that shrapnel bombs would go off in two of the four buildings. | Prosecutors said emails to police, university officials and a student newspaper warned that shrapnel bombs would go off in two of the four buildings. |
After a thorough search taking several hours revealed no explosives, the buildings were reopened. | After a thorough search taking several hours revealed no explosives, the buildings were reopened. |
It was the latest security threat to a US college in recent months. | It was the latest security threat to a US college in recent months. |
In November, Yale University in Connecticut was locked down for nearly six hours following a report of an armed man, which was later found to be a hoax. | In November, Yale University in Connecticut was locked down for nearly six hours following a report of an armed man, which was later found to be a hoax. |
In February, a gunman was reported on the campus of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. That also proved false. | In February, a gunman was reported on the campus of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. That also proved false. |
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