Plastic explosives, often used in demolitions, were foud in a bag at a cemetery in New York City around 10:45 AM this morning. A total of Eight blocks of C-4 explosives forced the bomb squad to shut down the cemetery as well as surrounding areas in NYC.

An employee at the Marble Cemetery in Manhattan’s East Village on 2nd Street between First and Second Avenues, called 911 to report it when he discovered the bag. It is unclear as to why the explosives, which would not have been able to explode, since the they were not triggered correctly, were left there.

The bomb squad continues to search the area for clues as to who may have left the device there, and why.