Canberra Oct 2 (IANS) Two bomb threat calls on Tuesday forced an evacuation at a hospital in the Australian city of Melbourne and 60 patients were moved to a nearby park police said.
An exclusion zone was established shortly after 8 a.m. and patients and staff were evacuated from the Epworth Hawthorn hospital a spokesperson for Victoria Police said.
The officers have conducted safety checks and declared the area safe.
"All occupants are able to return inside " Xinhua quoted the spokesperson as saying. "The matter is being treated as a hoax phone call and a probe is on."
Transport services including movement at the Hawthorn train station were also disrupted and public were advised to avoid the area.

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