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Package ‘Detonates’ After Northeastern University Staff Member Opens It

Police and first responders were on the scene investigating what happened as classes were canceled.

A police bomb squad and multiple emergency services were on the scene at Northeastern University in Boston on Tuesday night after a package “detonated” on campus. A spokesperson for the university told The Daily Beast that shortly after 7 p.m., “a package delivered to Holmes Hall on Northeastern’s Boston campus detonated when a staff member opened it.” The staff member sustained minor injuries and is being treated and evaluated in hospital. Police told The Daily Beast the person is a 45-year-old male who suffered minor injuries to his hand. A second package was also discovered near the university, but Boston police confirmed the Boston police bomb squad located the second package and was able to render the package safe without further incident. WBZ-TV reported that the package was concealed in a pelican case and “contained a manifesto railing against virtual reality and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.” Police would not confirm the manifesto when approached by The Daily Beast.