Harvard University is on high alert after a bomb threat as students were issued a notice to “shelter in”.
The Police Department responded to a bomb threat at Memorial Hall Monday morning.
The University sent an emergency alert around 8:45am local time, instructing students near Memorial Hall to shelter in place and telling others to avoid the area until further notice.
The alert read: “FOLLOW instructions from law enforcement on scene. WAIT for further instructions from university officials.”
A shuttle service near the building was halted and students were told to avoid the route, according to two students on board.
The police department lifted the shelter-in-place order at around 9.20am local time.
Memorial Hall, where Sanders Theatre is located, is one of Harvard’s largest lecture halls.
It is next to Annenberg Hall, the college’s first-year dining hall.
The Police Department responded to a bomb threat at Memorial Hall Monday morning
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The building is centrally located between Harvard Yard and Zimmer Hall.
The University itself was founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and widely regarded as one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
As a private Ivy League research institution, it is globally renowned for its academic rigour, historic campus, massive endowment and a highly competitive 3.6 per cent acceptance rate.
The University was founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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GB News has approached the Harvard University Police Department spokesman, Steven G. Catalano, for comment.
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