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Tufts University postpones exams after receiving two bomb threats

MEDFORD, MA - 8/11/2020: Tufts University campus directory (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC:David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/file

After receiving bomb threats on consecutive days, Tufts University postponed exams at two of its schools on Thursday, officials said.

On its website, Tufts said its School of Arts & Sciences and School of Engineering would postpone online and in-person exams out of “an abundance of caution and to mitigate further disruption.”

All exams will be taken online on Friday, Tufts said.

Tufts received a bomb threat shortly after 9 a.m. on Thursday, the university said. Officials advised people to evacuate several campus buildings while they were being searched.

At 1:13 p.m., the university said on its website that the buildings had been searched and reopened.

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“No threats identified,” the site said. “Resume normal activity. Incident remains under investigation.”

The school also received a bomb threat on Wednesday, prompting officials to evacuate three campus buildings, officials said. The buildings were checked and nothing threatening was found.

A Tufts spokesperson said the school couldn’t comment on “who or what precipitated the threats,” citing the ongoing police investigation.



Travis Andersen can be reached at travis.andersen@globe.com.