A World War II bomb exploded in England on Friday after authorities failed to defuse it.
The explosive device was discovered in the town of Great Yarmouth by a contractor working on a construction project.
On Thursday, the English armed forces tried to detonate the bomb using a technique intended to create a slow-burning explosive, but in the end the technique failed and the bomb exploded.
No one was injured in the explosion, according to Norfolk police.
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Watch the moment it exploded here:
Unexploded bomb in #GreatYarmouth detonated earlier in the operation to disarm it. Our drone captured the moment. We can confirm that no one was injured. Public safety has been at the heart of our decision-making throughout this operation, which we know has been lengthy. pic.twitter.com/9SaeYmHkrb
— Norfolk Police (@NorfolkPolice) February 10, 2023
Here’s another angle of the explosion:
GY bomb 💣😳 pic.twitter.com/GH2Fmz8hwV
— Scott Butler (@SButz7) February 10, 2023
During the German Blitz campaign, Nazi pilots dropped over 25,000 bombs on London and nearby ports.
Some of these bombs that were dropped never detonated, just like the recent bomb that was discovered in the town of Great Yarmouth.
Back in 2021, a bomb was discovered in Exeter, a city located southwest of London.
The army detonated the bomb in a controlled explosion, but the explosions still caused serious damage to nearby properties.
This is the moment an unexploded Second World War bomb was rescued in a controlled explosion in Exeter this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/HhCHERtRSx
— Exeter City Council (@ExeterCouncil) February 27, 2021