Bomb threat at Harvard, students and staff told to shelter in place

Harvard University issued an emergency alert for students and staff on Monday morning after a bomb threat at Memorial Hall.

In the notification sent at 08:45 local time (15:45 Greek time), students and staff were asked to shelter in place or avoid the area around Memorial Hall until further notice.

The order was lifted around 09:20, but the university advised students and staff to continue avoiding Memorial Hall and Zimmer Hall.

Students were not allowed to enter Memorial Hall, as police and emergency personnel set up a security perimeter around the building.

Meanwhile, classes in Zimmer Hall, which is located adjacent, continued normally.