US Edition2 arrested in connection with explosion at Harvard Medical School, FBI says
- On November 4, 2025, federal agents announced arrests by FBI Boston's Joint Terrorism Task Force and Harvard University Police Department of two Massachusetts men linked to the Harvard Medical School explosion.
- The Boston Fire Department's Arson Unit said the explosion appeared intentional after a Harvard University Police Department officer responding to a fire alarm activation saw two people fleeing and found the blast site in a fourth-floor hallway, while the motive has not been disclosed.
- No one was injured, officials reported, and medical school officials said there was no structural damage while surveillance footage showed two masked individuals fleeing the Goldenson Building.
- United States Attorney for Massachusetts Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks scheduled to speak at a 1 p.m. Moakley Federal Courthouse briefing about the arrests of Logan David Patterson and Dominick Frank Cardoza, named in charging documents.
- Officials warned the incident may raise public anxiety even as they say there is no continued threat to the university, and Boston police commissioner Michael Cox said it’s a shame that people do things like that.
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2 Men Charged After Allegedly Igniting 'Commercial Firework' in Harvard Medical School, Causing Explosion: Authorities
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Bourne man, Plymouth man face federal charges in connection with explosion at Harvard University Longwood Medical Cener
BOSTON, MA – From U.S. Attorney Boston: Two Massachusetts men have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged conspiracy to damage a building on Harvard Medical School’s (HMS) campus using a large commercial firework. Logan David Patterson, 18, of Plymouth, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, of Bourne are each charged with one count […] The post Bourne man, Plymouth man face federal charges in connection with explosion at Harvard Unive…
2 men are charged with setting off fireworks inside an empty Harvard Medical School building (World)
Two men who were in the Boston area for college Halloween parties last weekend set off fireworks inside of an empty Harvard Medical School building, authorities said Tuesday in announcing their arrests. Logan David Patterson, 18, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, were taken into custody Tuesday on fed...
2 charged in Harvard Medical School explosion
Authorities have arrested two Massachusetts men on charges accusing them of setting off fireworks inside an empty Harvard Medical School building last weekend. Federal officials say 18-year-old Logan David Patterson and 20-year-old Dominick Frank Cardoza were in the Boston area…
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