Explosion England shock Second World War bomb unexpectedly explodes in Norfolk

Army specialists had been trying to defuse the historic explosive after it was found by a contractor on Tuesday. Emergency services and agencies declared a major incident following the discovery of the large, unexploded device at a river crossing in Great Yarmouth on Tuesday and had been working to disarm it. However, on Friday afternoon, Norfolk Police said there had been an "unplanned" detonation - but that no one was hurt. Army specialists had been cutting the bomb using a technique which creates a slow burn of the explosives. Officers had said there was a risk of an unintended detonation. After the explosion, the force said on Twitter that it was "not a planned detonation" but added that "all army and emergency service personnel were accounted for".