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| MIT campus briefly on lockdown after reports of man with 'long rifle' | MIT campus briefly on lockdown after reports of man with 'long rifle' |
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| The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was briefly placed on lockdown on Saturday, after what turned out to be unfounded reports of a man wearing body armour and carrying a long rifle. | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was briefly placed on lockdown on Saturday, after what turned out to be unfounded reports of a man wearing body armour and carrying a long rifle. |
| An alert was put up after a report was made that the armed man was roaming around campus. In a statement, MIT said several law enforcement agencies had responded to the incident and that Cambridge police had given the college the all clear. | An alert was put up after a report was made that the armed man was roaming around campus. In a statement, MIT said several law enforcement agencies had responded to the incident and that Cambridge police had given the college the all clear. |
| Given the heightened anxiety following a number of campus and school shootings in recent years, college officials urged students to stay indoors while the reports were being investigated. An alert on the MIT website read: "This morning information was received from Cambridge Police that there was a person with a long rifle and body armor in the Main Group Building of MIT. Multiple law enforcement agencies have responded. Stay indoors and shelter in place and report suspicious activity to the campus police." | Given the heightened anxiety following a number of campus and school shootings in recent years, college officials urged students to stay indoors while the reports were being investigated. An alert on the MIT website read: "This morning information was received from Cambridge Police that there was a person with a long rifle and body armor in the Main Group Building of MIT. Multiple law enforcement agencies have responded. Stay indoors and shelter in place and report suspicious activity to the campus police." |
| The message was posted shortly before 9.30am ET. By 10.45am, any threat had been ruled out. A statement on the MIT website read: "Cambridge Police have issued an all clear. MIT returning to normal operations." | The message was posted shortly before 9.30am ET. By 10.45am, any threat had been ruled out. A statement on the MIT website read: "Cambridge Police have issued an all clear. MIT returning to normal operations." |
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