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MIT on lockdown after reports of armed gunman

Associated Press – 10 mins ago

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology says a man carrying a long rifle and wearing body armor was spotted in a campus building, and the school is on lockdown.

MIT said in a statement Saturday that several law enforcement agencies have responded, and a photo that appears to have been tweeted from near campus shows a road blocked to traffic.

The school advises students and workers to stay indoors and report suspicious activity to campus police.

More details were not immediately available.

It's not being covered on any of the cable news channels, so maybe it was a false alarm...

You're right.....

Police: Report of gunman at MIT is unfounded

Updated 7:39 am, Saturday, February 23, 2013

BOSTON (AP) — Police in Massachusetts say a call reporting a gunman on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus was unfounded and that there is no threat to public safety.

Police said Saturday that officers searched for a man reported to be carrying a long rifle and wearing body armor and found nothing. A spokeswoman for the university says the school also called off a campus-wide lockdown.

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A long rifle is better used from a place of concealment, say the top of a tall building.

Or a grassy knoll.