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Harvard Reopens Buildings After Unconfirmed Bomb Threat

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CAMBRIDGE, MA - NOVEMBER 16: Cambridge Police SWAT team members arrive at Harvard Yard following a bomb threat that was made on campus on November 16, 2015 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Multiple buildings were evacuated and the Harvard Yard was shut down so that authorities could search. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
Cambridge Police SWAT team members arrive at Harvard Yard following a bomb threat that was made on campus in Cambridge, Mass., on Nov. 16, 2015.Scott Eisen—Getty Images
By Alexandra Sifferlin and Sarah Begley
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Harvard University has reopened most of the buildings that were under investigation after it received an “unconfirmed bomb threat” on Monday.

The school received the threat at about 12:30 p.m., officials said. Harvard’s Science Center, along with Sever, Emerson and Thayer Halls were all evacuated.

https://twitter.com/Harvard/status/666307936998789120

By later in the afternoon, the school announced it had completed searches and reopened every building but the Science Center. The university is posting updates here.

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