Three students at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia have been arrested after materials that can allegedly be combined to make a bomb were found in a dorm room, according to the Associated Press, which cited court documents.

Flames were reportedly shooting out of the window of the dorm room in Jefferson Hall last week, causing the university police to be alerted.

The identity of the students has not been released.

NOVA Fortnightly will bring you more on this story when we have it.

By: NOVA Fortnightly Staff

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