Newtownards UXB Detonated in Controlled Explosion
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed that a German Unexploded Bomb (UXB) has been detonated during a controlled explosion in Newtownards, County Down.
The device was detonated at approximately 15.38pm, 20th August, by members of the Army’s 321 EOD & Search Squadron.
The 500kg UXB was discovered at a building site in Rivenwood on Friday 16th August. 400 homes were evacuated prior to the operation.
Smoke was seen after the blast (BBC)
