A 250kg second world war bomb has exploded unexpectedly in Great Yarmouth, police have said. On Friday afternoon, Norfolk constabulary said there had been an “unplanned” detonation, but that no one was hurt. Army specialists had been cutting the bomb using a technique that creates a slow burn of the explosives, and burns off that material. After the explosion, the force said on Twitter: “We can confirm the unexploded World War II bomb in Great Yarmouth has detonated. “This was not a planned detonation & happened during slow burn work to disarm the explosives.

Source: The Guardian February 11, 2023 12:58 UTC