Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday following reports of a bomb threat.According to Cambridge police, a person walked into the police station around 3:30 p.m. reporting there may have been an explosive device at the Museum of Science.Authorities evacuated the building as a precaution.Police, the Cambridge Fire Department, and Massachusetts State Police searched the museum and found nothing hazardous. No injuries were reported and the incident remains under investigation.In a statement, a spokesperson for the Museum of Science shared the following:“This afternoon, an individual implied to Cambridge Police that he had placed a suspicious package at the Museum of Science. Following an immediate evacuation and full sweep of the Museum by state and local police, the threat was determined to be a hoax. We thank the Museum visitors who were onsite for their patience and our law enforcement partners for their quick and thorough response.”
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday following reports of a bomb threat.
According to Cambridge police, a person walked into the police station around 3:30 p.m. reporting there may have been an explosive device at the Museum of Science.
Authorities evacuated the building as a precaution.
Police, the Cambridge Fire Department, and Massachusetts State Police searched the museum and found nothing hazardous.
No injuries were reported and the incident remains under investigation.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Museum of Science shared the following:
“This afternoon, an individual implied to Cambridge Police that he had placed a suspicious package at the Museum of Science. Following an immediate evacuation and full sweep of the Museum by state and local police, the threat was determined to be a hoax. We thank the Museum visitors who were onsite for their patience and our law enforcement partners for their quick and thorough response.”