Devil's Dyke
AN UNEXPLODED Second World War bomb has been blown up after being discovered by a dog walker.
The discovery was made in Bevendean at 5.30pm on Wednesday.
Sussex Police were informed and Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts were called in.
It is suspected it was an unexploded mortar bomb, believed to date back to the Second World War.
The item was removed from the area and taken to Devil's Dyke where a hole was dug and the item was buried and then destroyed in a controlled explosion.
A loud detonation was heard, but no one was hurt.
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