Harvard buildings evacuated after reports of explosives

Four buildings at Harvard University in Massachusetts have been evacuated after unconfirmed reports of explosives on the campus.

Harvard buildings evacuated after reports of explosives

Four buildings at Harvard University in Massachusetts have been evacuated after unconfirmed reports of explosives on the campus.

Students and staff have been asked to evacuate the four buildings, which are all around the centre of the campus.

There are no reports of any injuries.

The university issued a statement saying: "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 went on to state that "an abundance of caution" prompted the evacuations.

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