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Tactical police assemble outside a building at Harvard University. Four buildings on campus were evacuated after campus police received an unconfirmed report that explosives may have been placed inside.
BOMB THREATS

Bomb threat hoax leads police to Harvard University student

A Harvard student has been charged for a bomb threat hoax that led to the evacuation of four buildings, in an apparent bid to skip a final exam.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
BOMB THREATS

Police concede bomb threat tied to Mangaung

Four men will appear at the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court in connection with a right wing threat "directed" at the ANC’s Mangaung conference.

  • Sally Evans
2 min read
AUSTRALIA

Australian police investigate bomb strapped to woman

Australian bomb squads have spent hours trying to defuse a bomb reportedly strapped around a young woman’s neck.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
BOMB THREATS

Greek flight lands safely after bomb threat

An Aeroflot flight from Athens to Moscow turned back in mid-air on Monday after receiving an anonymous bomb warning.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read