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By Shannon McDonald

There is word of a bomb threat at St. Matt’s on Cottman Ave. in Mayfair.

NEastPhilly.com was told a few minutes ago that a parishoner attempted to buy scrip at the rectory and saw several police cars outside the Catholic grade school.

Police told the parishoner there has been a bomb threat, and all the children are in the church.

Stay tuned for updates.