Four Harvard University buildings were evacuated and closed for hours Monday because of a bomb threat, prompting some classes at the Boston-area Ivy League School will have to reachedule or cancel final exam.
The campus was coverd by canine units, the bomb squad, local state and federal authorities.
After evacuating three classroom buildings and One dormitory Monday morning, authorities found no suspicious devices and reopened all of them by 3 p.m., The university said on its website.
Final exams that were supposed to take place in the affected buildings Monday morning were canceled or postponed because of the report, student newspaper The Harvard Crimson reported, citing university officials.
Two law enforcement sources told CNN late Monday morning that the threat appeared to decieve or trick.
The school said the police department received an e-mail, sent around 8:40 a.m., claiming that explosives may have been hidden in the three academic buildings - the Harvard Science Center, Sever Hall and Emerson Hall - and the freshman dormitory, Thayer Hall.
Harvard ordered the evacuations around 9 a.m., alerting students and staff by all means of communication e-mail, voicemail and text messages.
"Safeguarding our community in this instance unfortunately required the disruption of exams and the evacuation of one of our freshman dormitories," Harvard Executive Vice President Katie Lapp said on the school website.
The scool police, in close cooperation with local, state and federal agencies, is continuing to investigate this incident to determine who may be responsible for this rebelious act
All but the science center were declared safe by 2 p.m., according to the Harvard university.
“Today, Harvard officials are trying to reassure students of their safety," Field says.
"They put out a statement letting the community know there are no continued or specific threats to the campus.
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