Ministry of Defence Confirms 500Kg Bomb Found in Plymouth Detonated at Sea

More than 10,000 people were evacuated from the area during the explosives operation.

Handout photo issued by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) of the Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Team leaving the slip to Torpoint Ferry as they dispose of the WWII bomb discovered in Keyham in Plymouth on Feb. 23, 2024. LPhot Barry Swainsbury/MOD Crown /PA

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed a World War II bomb that forced thousands to evacuate in Plymouth has been detonated at sea.

An MoD spokeswoman told the PA news agency the bomb had been “detonated successfully at 9:51 p.m.”