The Ontario College of Art and Design, in Toronto, has suspended a student and two faculty members after an unusual art project, involving a bomb hoax, forced the evacuation of the Royal Ontario Museum on Wednesday night and the cancellation of a major black-tie fund raiser for AIDS research.
A bomb-disposal squad was sent in to deal with what was thought to be a genuine explosive, The Globe and Mail reported, and traffic in downtown Toronto was affected for four hours.
The student, Thorarinn Jonsson, turned himself in to the police last night. He told The Toronto Star that the fake bomb was a sculpture and part of his class project.
The Toronto police have charged Mr. Jonsson with common nuisance and mischief interfering with property. The university said the faculty members, whom it did not identify, would be suspended until its investigation was complete. The museum said the fund raiser would be rescheduled. —Karen Birchard
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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