Breaking news: Northeastern explosive Device explodes in Boston Holmes Hall.<br /><br />1 person injured after package detonates at Northeastern University, school says<br /><br />A package detonated at Northeastern University in Boston on Tuesday night, and a staff member sustained a minor hand injury, according to the school and police.<br /><br />The package was sent to Holmes Hall on Leon Street, where police responded at 7:18 p.m., authorities said. Boston Police Superintendent Felipe Colon said there was a second similar package that was rendered safe by the bomb squad.<br /><br />Law enforcement's preliminary assessment is that the minor explosion on campus was not random, two sources briefed told ABC News.<br /><br />Boston EMS had responded to the explosion at the university, with the 45-year-old victim transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police and officials.<br /><br />The Northeastern University staff member who sustained injuries Tuesday evening in what authorities called a “package detonation” had opened a hard-backed pelican-type case, law enforcement sources told ABC News.<br /><br />Authorities also found what the sources described as an anonymous note railing against virtual reality, among other things.<br /><br />A manager at Northeastern”s virtual reality lab. the sources said, is apparently the 45 year old male staff member who was hurt. The injuries are reportedly minor abrasions to both forearms.<br /><br />In a statement to Boston ABC affiliate WCVB, Northeastern University said a package delivered to Holmes Hall "detonated when a staff member opened it."<br /><br />A second suspicious package was cleared and did not contain an explosive, according to the two sources. There have been a number of reports of suspicious packages that police have checked, and they've searched buildings and mail rooms at Northeastern and nearby colleges for similar-looking packages, the sources said.<br /><br />Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said a number of campus buildings were evacuated. He urged citizens to come forward if they see something out of the ordinary.<br /><br />#breakingnews #news #covid #india #trending #viral #latestnews #breaking #newsupdate #coronavirus #follow #media #instagram #politics #sports #dailynews #newspaper #football #like #usa #nfl #corona #update #sportsnews #tv #beritaterkini #worldnews #nflnews #trump #love<br /><br />Northeastern explosion: 1 reported injured after Holmes Hall blast, university evacuated.<br /><br />
