A World War II bomb came out of a construction site in Britain in perfect condition, prompting authorities to rush to the scene.
According to British media, the workers saw an explosive device at a construction site near the University of Exeter, after which the police were immediately informed.
Police arrived at the scene, evacuated the area and called in the Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Squad. Police say the bomb was a World War II German-made Herman bomb that was in perfect condition and could explode at any moment. Was feared.
The bomb disposal squad evacuated 2,600 schools and homes in the area and then carried out a very careful and limited explosion. Here is the moment the #exeterbomb was detonated in #Exeter this evening filmed by NPAS 44. Our video is filmed in Infra Red with the white hot mode selected showing heat as white. A massive multi-agency operation with a successful zero casualty outcome ^GMO https://t.co/PuEhR87K8T pic.twitter.com/vh00hlIkv8
People say that the sound of the blast was heard for a long time. When the situation was brought under control and the residents of the area were allowed to return to their homes, they saw that the windows of the houses were broken due to the blast. ۔
Earlier, 19 World War II hand grenades were recovered from the River Thames in England, which were seized by police.
The grenades were found while a fisherman was searching for metal objects (magnet fishing) in the river by means of a magnet on the banks of the Thames, from where he found 19 hand grenades.
The bomb disposal team examined the bombs with X-rays, which showed that they did not contain any explosives.
