UPDATE, 4:04pm — A man, 40, has been arrested after explosives were found in Adelaide. Police say the situation is contained and the incident is not thought to be terror related.
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From SAPOL:
According to adelaidenow.com.au:
Police say they searched a Grenfell St property, which is related to an ongoing investigation, just after 12.30pm on Wednesday.
During the search officers uncovered what they believe to be commercial explosives and the Bomb Response Unit was called in to examine the potential threat.
Grenfell St is still open to all vehicle traffic, but a garden courtyard on Gawler Place has been cordoned off with emergency services on standby.
Police & emergency services in a Gawler Place laneway just behind buildings in Grenfell St, where commercial explosives were found by police in a search this afternoon. Bomb response here now. #FIVEAANews #AdelaideNews pic.twitter.com/KSGINF8ccF
— Matthew Pantelis (@MatthewPantelis) July 17, 2019
Police bomb squad officers and other emergency services have cordoned off a building near Grenfell St. @theTiser pic.twitter.com/ImnyufPbiS
— Mitch Mott (@MitchMottTiser) July 17, 2019
Bomb squad officers re-enter the building off Grenfell St. The cordon remains in place but there are no road closures in place. Police are still investigating explosives found in the building. @theTiser pic.twitter.com/LDWrtgQUiR
— Mitch Mott (@MitchMottTiser) July 17, 2019
More equipment is carried into the Grenfell building by bomb squad officers. @theTiser pic.twitter.com/An2lPpBNb5
— Mitch Mott (@MitchMottTiser) July 17, 2019
