Royal Navy Disposes of WWII Bomb Found in London
The Royal Navy has disposed of a Second World War bomb found near the Houses of Parliament in the River Thames.
According to MANA, bomb disposal experts from the Portsmouth-based Southern Diving Unit 2 were called at 1915 hours on Thursday by the Metropolitan Police to London’s Westminster Bridge.The bomb had been found by a dredger operating in the Thames.
It was eventually towed along the Thames and out towards Tilbury, where it was safely detonated at around 0600 on Friday morning.