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Suspicious package explodes at Northeastern, one injured, more packages found

Leon Street

Leon Street tonight. Photo by Live Boston.

Update: It was all a hoax, feds charge.

Live Boston reports one person suffered minor injuries - but serious enough for transport to a local hospital - in an explosion on the third floor of Holmes Hall, 39 Leon St., shortly after 7 p.m.

A second suspicious package was found there. State Police also found something behind the MFA on Forsyth Way.

According to an alert sent to students by Northeastern, "a package delivered to Holmes Hall detonated when a staff member opened it."

Leon Street was shut and Northeastern students were told to avoid the area. Classes in nearby buildings were canceled, but the school told students that the campus will be open and operating normally on Wednesday.

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Makes sense early in school year, forgot something and someone didn't read the label? Anything else is very troubling.

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From CNN:

The package contained a rambling note that criticized Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and the relationship between academic institutions and the developers of virtual reality, several federal law enforcement sources told CNN.

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I don't like this reality. At all. Can we reboot it?

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Can we reboot it?

I don't see why not. I would go with the Metabomber (have to keep up with the new branding).

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reminds me of the plot to surrogates.

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and no I don't mean Ted Kennedy.

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He has many disciples:

https://unherd.com/2022/09/gen-zs-worship-of-the-unabomber/

Including at least 1 Jan 6 participant:

https://news.yahoo.com/reservist-inspired-unabomber-gets-felony-20032752...

Also apparently not long for this world, according to Wikipedia he's been hospitalized since late last year with terminal cancer.

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