All Clear After Bomb Threat At Woburn Middlesex Superior Court

Woburn MA

25 August, 2022

10:44 AM

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WOBURN, MA — State Police gave an all clear around 12 p.m. on Thursday following a bomb threat at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn. A bomb squad sweep of the building "did not locate anything hazardous," State Police said. The courthouse was evacuated on Thursday morning after a bomb threat. State Police detectives were on the scene as of 10:40 a.m. alongside bomb squad personnel. MassCourts, which manages the state's court system previously posted an update around 11:20 a.m. announcing that both Middlesex Superior Court and the Middlesex Law Library would be closed for the remainder of the day. State Police confirmed that the court would remain closed for the day later in the afternoon on Thursday. Correction: An earlier version of this story said this incident took place at Woburn District Court. The bomb threat took place at Middlesex Superior Court, also in Woburn.