Police: Bomb Squad Searching Backpack in Copley Square

A bomb squad is investigating a backpack found in a news paper machine near the bus stop outside the Copley Plaza Hotel.

Boston Police tweeted the incident just after 11 a.m. The package is reportedly at St. James and Dartmouth Street, police said.

Dartmouth Street is closed from Huntington Ave. to Boylston Street as authorities search the suspicious package.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.