A man in apparent emotional distress detonated an explosive device he was wearing during a confrontation with Boston police in Charlestown early Monday morning, leaving him seriously injured, according to a police report.
The man was taken into custody and then to the hospital after the detonation. He faces explosives charges, according to a police report.
Officers responded around 1 a.m. to the area of Mishawum and Main streets after the man called 911 and said he did not feel safe, the report said. They encountered what was described as an emotionally disturbed man holding a device in his left hand…