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A real World War II bomb was successfully detonated this week.
They found her off the coast of the Bristol Channel in England.
It was an anti-submarine mortar bomb.
Authorities believe it was used in the area by a nearby MOD weapons research facility, according to a press release from the Royal Navy on Wednesday.
Because the bomb was highly explosive, they were unable to move or disturb the bomb until low tide.
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“We mark the site and wait until the next low tide.
Then, with the help of Avon & Somerset Police, we established a two-kilometer bubble over the site with a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) and a cordon about a kilometer and a half from the device before conducting a controlled explosion. mortar bomb, "Warrant Officer Diver Rob Bishop, leader of the service bomb disposal team, said in a statement Wednesday.
This is not the first time World War II bombs have been found in the UK.
This year alone, London police had to evacuate several streets in central London after discovering a period unexploded bomb in Soho.
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