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Watch: WW2 bomb blast as seen from three angles

A World War Two bomb found in Great Yarmouth has detonated while work was being done to defuse it, causing a huge blast that was heard for miles.

Army specialists were attempting to disarm it when there was an unplanned detonation at about 17:00 GMT on Friday.

This footage shows the explosion from multiple angles.

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11 February 2023

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