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Report of person barricaded at BU turns out to be hoax

Police investigated a possible emergency situation on the campus of Boston University. Laura Crimaldi / Globe Staff

Law enforcement responded to the campus of Boston University Friday to investigate a report that a person was barricaded inside, but after searching the Mugar Libary, Boston police declared the call to be a hoax.

The drama began around 8:30 a.m. when a law enforcement agency was told that a person was barricaded in a fourth-floor office and had taken hostages.

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