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School District: Two Eighth-Grade Students Arrested For Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Northeast Philly Middle School

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Police say a Northeast Philadelphia middle school was placed on lockdown for nearly an hour after two eighth-grade students made terroristic threats and referenced the deadly Parkland, Florida school shooting. The Labrum Hancock Middle School was placed on lockdown at 9:42 a.m. and it was lifted at 10:26 a.m.

Labrum Hancock Middle School
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Police say both students have been taken into custody.

According to the Philadelphia School District, the eighth-grade boys were arrested for threatening to "shoot up the school."

No weapons were found and no injuries were reported.

There's no word on what charges or punishment the students may face.

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