"I wasn't going to wait around and be held hostage," said Cecily B. Fleming '03, one of the students who fled the exam room.
As the students fled the room, others in the Science Center followed them. The building was evacuated without incident.
Emergency units were on scene within minutes of the threat. By 10 a.m., Cambridge Police officers sealed the streets around the Science Center with police line tape.
Cambridge Emergency Management also responded to the threat, joining two companies of the Cambridge Fire Department, including ladder trucks and heavy rescue units.
HUPD officers said the man struggled when officers tried to arrest him.
"He was uncooperative and failed to obey officers' commands," said Sergeant Robert Kotowski, who participated in the arrest.
Officers had to use mace to subdue the suspect, said HUPD Chief Francis D. "Bud" Riley. After his arrest, the suspect was taken to HUPD's 29 Garden St. headquarters for questioning and then transported to Cambridge City Hospital for a psychological evaluation.
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