DAILY WIRE
A bomb from World War II that was discovered this week in Europe unexpectedly exploded on Friday as military officials tried to defuse it.
The bomb was found Tuesday at a river crossing in Great Yarmouth, leading officials to evacuate the area.
Military experts had reportedly been using a technique to defuse the bomb that slowly burns the explosives. The bomb quickly exploded, sending an audible blast wave that rattled buildings 15 miles away.
Norfolk Police said that no one was injured or killed by the explosion.
“We can confirm the unexploded World War II bomb in Great Yarmouth has detonated,” they said in a statement. “This was not a planned detonation & happened during slow burn work to disarm the explosives. All army & emergency service personnel are accounted for. We will bring you further info when we have it.”
The unexploded bomb in #GreatYarmouth detonated earlier during work to disarm it. Our drone captured the moment. We can confirm that no one was injured. Public…
