Explosives, guns found on SA properties

A 63-year-old man has been charged with explosives and firearms offences after a search of three South Australian properties uncovered explosive material and detonators.

Police including members of the bomb squad searched houses, sheds, vehicles and scrubland in Bowhill, east of Adelaide, on Wednesday.

They will allege they found a quantity of explosives, electric detonators and detonation cable along with three guns.

The explosives were safely detonated on site.

The man will face Murray Bridge Magistrates Court in September charged with possessing explosives without a permit, possessing firearms without a licence and possessing an unregistered firearm.