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Here is a summary of tonight’s events in Memphis:

– At 6pm, police were called to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis city centre.

– They were responding to a bomb threat.

– Officers from mulitple law enforcement agencies swarmed the campus, blocking entrances and exits a short time later.

– By 7.30pm, some law enforcement officers left the building.

– At around 8pm, Memphis police confirmed an unviable bomb threat had been made, and determined it was a hoax after a thorough search.

– Police said: “Out of an abundance of caution, MPD officers, along with our law enforcement partners, searched the building and surrounding area.”

– The scene is now clear.