FBI Director Kash Patel applauds arrests in connection with Harvard University explosion

Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald on Nov 4, 2025

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BOSTON — FBI Director Kash Patel is applauding authorities for tracking down and arresting two Massachusetts men in connection with an explosion at Harvard University’s Boston medical campus, which investigators determined was intentional over the weekend.

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley is set to announce details about the two arrests later Tuesday, according to her office.

“Great work @FBIBoston and partners — another win for our Homeland Security Task Force getting the job done,” Patel stated in a post on X just after noon. “More to come.”

Special agents and officers with the FBI Boston Joint Terrorism Task Force and Harvard University Police Department partnered to make the arrests, according to authorities.

Harvard University Police Department sent an officer to the Goldenson building at 220 Longwood Ave. in Boston to check on a fire alarm there that triggered just before 2:50 a.m. Saturday, according to a university statement.

Upon arrival, the officer saw two people fleeing the building and tried unsuccessfully to stop them.

Once inside the building, the responding officer found that there had been an explosion somewhere on the fourth floor of the building. There were no injuries, according to a Harvard spokesperson.

The Harvard PD called in the Boston Fire Department’s arson unit, which determined that the explosion appeared to be intentional. The Boston Police Department swept the building but did not find any other explosive devices, according to Harvard.

The Boston PD and the FBI both confirmed to the Herald that they were assisting the Harvard PD in the investigation.

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