Man arrested after explosives found in Adelaide CBD
An Adelaide man has been charged after police discovered commercial explosives, guns and drugs inside a CBD apartment.
The discovery was made about 9.30 this morning when officers searched a property on Grenfell Street following a public tip-off.
Members of the bomb squad are currently inside a commercial building just off Grenfell Street where explosives have been found. Twitter
Inspector Michael Walsh said the footpath and a walkway was cordoned off for several hours while the bomb squad examined the explosives at the scene.
"The bomb squad have confirmed it is an explosive device, it is commercial explosives," he told 9News.
He said police located a 22-calibre firearm, an air rifle, drugs and drug paraphernalia.
A 40-year-old man at the apartment was charged with firearms, explosives and drugs offences, and is expected to face the Adelaide Magistrates Court tomorrow.
Inspector Walsh said police do not believe there is any further risk to the public or that the discovery is terror-related.
"We haven't exactly confirmed what the explosives were but all explosives do have the potential to cause danger so that's why we have had this response," he said.
He said it was "very unusual" that such an incident would happen in the CBD.
“It’s kind of terrifying, I never thought something like that would happen around here,” one witness told 9News.
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