University in Indiana on lockdown after person 'armed with explosives' seen on campus
- Manchester University west of Fort Wayne on lockdown for hours
- Local media reports that man seen may have been armed with explosives
- School tells students to shelter in place as bomb squad arrives
An Indiana university was in lockdown late on Friday night after an armed person was reported near the main administration building, school officials said.
Manchester University in a statement advised students at its North Manchester campus, some 36 miles west of Fort Wayne, to shelter in place.
"Barricade yourself in a room, stay away from windows. Be quiet, silence cell. Wait for police or All-Clear," the school said in a campus alert.
Manchester University in Indiana (pictured) was on lockdown late Friday night after a person reportedly armed with explosives was seen on campus
'Armed subject reported near admin building,' the school said on its Twitter account.
It has continued reposting the shelter in place warning for hours after the original message.
The person was possibly armed with explosives, Alive21 reported.
North Manchester Police, bomb squad from Fort Wayne and Indiana State Police were all at the scene, according to WANE.
Further details were not immediately provided by the school.
The liberal arts institution, which includes a master's and doctoral program, has about 1,500 students.
Its website says that it is the home of the country's first peace studies program.
The university (pictured, file photo) to shelter in place as police and a bomb squad were seen arriving at the scene
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