19 h. ago Harvard Medical School building reopens as police investigate explosion

The investigation continues into a weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School that authorities say was an intentional act

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44 h. ago No one hurt after ‘intentional’ explosion at Harvard medical campus, officials say

Officers did not find additional devices in a sweep of building, authorities sayThere was an explosion early Saturday at Harvard University’s medical school that appears to have been intentional, but no one was injured, authorities said.Police at the Massachusetts Ivy League university said in a statement that an officer who responded to a fire alarm encountered two unidentified people and tried to stop them. But they ran from the campus’s Goldenson building before the officer got to where the alert was triggered by an explosion, police said. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Explosion at Harvard medical campus appears intentional, authorities say

No one was injured and officers did not find additional devices in a sweep of building, police sayThere was an explosion early Saturday at Harvard University’s medical school that appears to have been intentional, but no one was injured, authorities said.Police at the Massachusetts Ivy League university said in a statement that an officer who responded to a fire alarm encountered two unidentified people and tried to stop them. But they ran from the campus’s Goldenson building before the officer got to where the alert was triggered by an explosion, police said. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Explosion at Harvard Medical School appears to have been intentional, authorities say. No one hurt

Authorities say there has been an explosion at Harvard Medical School, but no one was injured

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64 h. ago ‘Intentional’ explosion at Harvard Medical School, two people seen running from the building

No injuries were reported during the explosion at the university’s Goldenson building, which is situated on the school’s main quad

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1 week ago Cause of Tennessee military supplier plant explosion could take months to determine, authorities say

Officials confirmed that the remains of two victims have yet to be identified

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2 w. ago Italian investigative journalism TV host targeted in bomb attack near Rome

Rudimentary but powerful device planted outside home of Report presenter Sigfrido Ranucci in Campo AscolanoA prominent Italian investigative journalist has been targeted in a bomb attack, with the rudimentary but powerful device almost destroying his car and damaging a neighbour’s home.Sigfrido Ranucci, who hosts Report, an investigative programme aired by the state broadcaster, Rai, said the explosion happened about 20 minutes after he returned to his home in Campo Ascolano, close to Rome, on Thursday night. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Italy's Meloni offers solidarity with journalist after explosive device targets his car

Italy's state-run RAI says an explosive device detonated under the car of one of its leading investigative journalists that was parked outside his home

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2 w. ago Tennessee authorities identify 16 people killed in blast at explosive plant

Local pastor among victims of huge explosion in rural area where ‘everybody knows each other’Authorities on Monday identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant on 10 October, as investigators promised a painstaking process to figure out what happened by tracking down pieces of evidence that may now be miles apart.At a news conference, Chris Davis, the sheriff of Humphreys county, said people in the tight-knit community probably at least knew relatives of the victims killed in the explosion at the plant owned by Accurate Energetic Systems. The company supplies and researches explosives for the military and is a well-known employer in the area. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Officials investigate blast at Tennessee explosives plant that left 18 missing and feared dead

Officials are investigating a blast that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee, as families of the 18 people missing and feared dead wait anxiously for answers

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