Restrictions have been lifted after a 500lb WW2 bomb was found at Portsmouth Harbour during dredging work for the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers. It has been safely detonated at sea off the Isle of Wight. Trains and ferries were cancelled and residents advised to stay in their homes following the discovery.
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An unexploded Second World War bomb which was dredged up from the bottom of Portsmouth Harbour this morning has been safely detonated at sea.
The entrance to Portsmouth Harbour was closed until around 7:30am this morning after the discovery of the German SC250 bomb.
It was found at the head of a barge dredging the harbour which is part of ongoing preparations taking place for the arrival of the Royal Navy's new 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier.
Divers from the Southern Diving Unit 2 towed the bomb away from the harbour, lowered it to the seabed and planted explosive charges to begin a controlled detonation.
Shortly after 11am today it was destroyed in a plume of smoke and spray.
Roger Readwin, Royal Navy
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