WW2 bomb explodes after it was found in a park in Merseyside from everyday life of family Watch Video

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This is the moment the army blew up a suspected World War II bomb after a seaside town was put into lockdown.<br/><br/>The controlled explosion took place in New Brighton of the Wirral, Merseyside, in a park known as The Dips, just after 2pm today (12).<br/><br/>Rail services were terminated and roads were closed after the device was found in a park at around 10.30am.<br/><br/>Paul Boyd, 60, whose flat overlooks the area, filmed the explosion from his home. <br/><br/>Paul, an education consultant, said: “I saw that the police and fire services had blocked off all of the roads in the area and started filming. <br/><br/>“The explosion was much larger than I thought it would be – I thought it’d be more of a thud rather than such a large bang.<br/><br/>\