Biggest World War Two Bomb Found in Poland Explodes While Being Defused

Tallboy bomb, the biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland, explodes underwater while being defused, in Swinoujscie, Poland, on Oct. 13, 2020. Polish 8th Coastal Defense Flotilla/Poznan University of Technology/Handout via Reuters

WARSAW—The biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland exploded under water on Tuesday as navy divers tried to defuse it.

More than 750 people had been evacuated from the area near the Piast Canal outside the town of Swinoujscie where the Tallboy bomb used by Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) was found. It weighed nearly 5,400 kg, including 2,400 kg of explosive.