UPDATE: Explosives removed from Stuttgart, evacuation over

STUTTGART, AR – A two block radius around 3rd and Leslie in Stuttgart was evacuated for a short time Friday afternoon while the bomb squad removed some explosives.

Stuttgart Police say 3 military grade explosives were found in a shed that was being torn down. Police say the explosives were old, possibly from the Vietnam era.

The bomb squad removed the explosives and will take them to the Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville where they will be destroyed.