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A bomb which forced the closure of London City airport after being discovered nearby has been detonated off the coast of Shoebury.
The 500lb Second World War bomb had been due to be blown up on Wednesday, but poor weather conditions delayed the explosion until yesterday.
The historic ordnance was found in the George V Dock during pre-planned construction work near London City Airport on Sunday morning.
Royal Navy divers from the Portsmouth-based Southern Diving Unit 2, who are trained bomb disposal experts, were called to the scene to make the device safe and take it to be destroyed. It was detonated at 1200 yesterday (Wed 14 Feb 18) in the waters off the MOD’s Shoeburyness range.
After examination, the device was confirmed as a 500kg tapered end shell measuring 1.5m in length.
💣Watch the moment @RoyalNavy bomb disposal experts detonate the 500kg #SecondWorldWar bomb found in the #RiverThames. 💣
— Royal Navy (@RoyalNavy) February 14, 2018
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