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Gallery: Authorities Descend on Harvard Yard Amid Reports of Explosives
In Annenberg - Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris addresses evacuated students in Annenberg Hall Monday morning after unconfirmed reports of explosives in four campus buildings. By Jessica C. Salley
Empty Plaza - Harvard University Police Department officers congregate outside the Science Center, one of the four sites evacuated after HUPD received unconfirmed reports of explosives earlier this morning. By Rebecca F. Elliott
Standing Guard - A lone police officer stands guard outside of Emerson Hall, one of the four buildings evacuated Monday morning. By Rebecca F. Elliott
Closed Gates - Firefighters stand outside the closed gates to Harvard Yard on Quincy St. By Rebecca F. Elliott
Cambridge Fire Department - Authorities line Quincy St. behind Sever and Emerson halls, two of the buildings evacuated after HUPD received unconfirmed reports of explosives Monday morning. By Rebecca F. Elliott
Hazardous Materials Vehicle - A hazardous materials vehicle from the Cambridge Fire Dept. sits in front of Loeb House on Quincy St. outside of Harvard Yard, near several of the evacuated buildings. By Rebecca F. Elliott
Bomb Squad Units - Boston Police bomb squad units leave Sever Hall after checking the premises for any bomb threats. By Zorigoo Tugsbayar
Emerson Hall Reopening - Students enter Emerson Hall to take their final examinations after it had been deemed safe by University officials. By Zorigoo Tugsbayar
LS1a Examination - Students pack up their belongings and leave Geological Lecture Hall after taking their Life Sciences 1a final examination. The exam continued as information about the explosives threat came through. By Zorigoo Tugsbayar
On Kirkland Street - Massachusetts State Police officers wait on Kirkland St. Monday afternoon after reports of explosives in four Harvard buildings. CORRECTION: Dec. 16, 2013: An earlier version of this caption incorrectly identified the street where the Mass. State Police were were waiting. In fact, it was Kirkland St. By Maya Jonas-Silver
Sever Gate - A student walks by Sever Gate after Harvard Yard had been closed Monday afternoon. The University locked down the Yard after reports of explosives in four Harvard buildings. By Maya Jonas-Silver
Annenberg Police Meeting - Police authorities congregate in the basement of Annenberg Hall to discuss further actions around noon Monday. By Maya Jonas-Silver
Standing Watch - Police have blocked off the entrance into the Science Center Plaza between Annenberg Hall and the Plaza. By Michael V. Rothberg
Harvard University Police Department, Cambridge Police Department, and the Cambridge Fire Department joined state and federal authorities in a sweep of campus buildings Monday morning after HUPD received unconfirmed reports of explosives on campus.
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