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Last Updated: Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 09:38 GMT 10:38 UK
WWII bomb found on beach blown up
Bomb disposal experts have detonated a World War II bomb from a US aircraft found in sand dunes on a Dorset beach.

The 100lb (45 kg) bomb, discovered by a National Trust ranger at Studland, is thought to have contained about 55lb (25kg) of high explosives.

A 547 yard (500m) cordon was put up around the Knoll car park area and a one mile (1.6km) air exclusion zone was put in place.

Emergency services said the bomb was safely detonated on Monday evening.

Ivor Kemp, from Poole, felt the effect of the blast at his home.

He told BBC News: "Pictures on the walls moved - one fell off - to a sufficient extent it was enough for us to rush out into our garden, as did most of our neighbours.

"It was quite bizarre really because it reminded me of what possibly the blitz would have been like because windows suddenly opened from various houses and people were enquiring what was going on."


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