Bomb squad dispatched after 'threat' to community college
BOMB squads have given a community college the all-clear after a threatening note was reportedly left on a vehicle in a car park.
A major operation took place at the Boston’s Bunker Hill Community College, Massachusetts, with residents advised to avoid the area.
The bomb squad was called to the scene at 9.45pm BST (4.45pm local time), Trooper Paul Sullivan said.
The college said the incident took place near Perimeter Road, Lot 4.
At 6.30pm local time, police said the situation had been brought under control, with the search near said to have lasted just under an hour.
Minor delays have been reported on the Orange Line, one of four subway lines for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
The delays near the scene of the incident have now cleared up.
A total of 13,324 students, including 975 international students from 105 countries, enrolled into the higher education institute in 2016.