The package reportedly contained a rambling note that criticized Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and the relationship between academic institutions and the developers of virtual reality.
An employee at Northeastern University was injured Tuesday when he opened a plastic case that had been delivered to the virtual reality lab.
A second package was found near the city’s Museum of Fine Arts and was neutralized by the Boston police bomb squad. Police were called to the scene around 7:18 p.m., Boston Police Superintendent Felipe Colon said during a news conference Tuesday night. The 45-year-old man suffered minor hand injuries, according to university and law enforcement officials.
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