article_snippet: This is the moment a five foot long unexploded Second World War bomb discovered under a building site in south London London was blown up.
article_snippet: A controlled explosion was carried out in a quarry at Cliffe in Kent this morning after The Luftwaffe Sprengbombe-Cylindrisch device was discovered under a former pensioners home in Bermondsey in the Southwark borough on Monday.
article_snippet: The area in Bermondsey, Southwark, which was severely bombed during the Blitz in the Second World War, was put into lockdown from Monday night.
article_snippet: A police cordon sealed off 200 metres of land surrounding the bomb site for 32 hours as the Army built a bunker around the Luftwaffe Sprengbombe-Cylindrisch bomb to safely defuse the Luftwaffe Sprengbombe-Cylindrisch bomb.
article_snippet: A soldier in charge of removing A soldier in charge of removing has revealed that if the Luftwaffe Sprengbombe-Cylindrisch bomb had exploded A soldier in charge of removing could have led to 'major loss of life' and significant damage to buildings.
article_snippet: Senior Ammunition Technician John Lester said it was a 'a live munition in a dangerous condition' which had to be taken far from the city before the city could be safely destroyed.
article_snippet: Bombs don't like being bashed around. '
article_snippet: These pictures show the devastating effects the bomb could have had if the bomb was accidentally detonated in London .
article_snippet: Cllr Peter John, Leader of Southwark Council added: 'Thankfully Cllr Peter John, Leader of Southwark Council don't have to deal with unexploded bombs very often, but Cllr Peter John, Leader of Southwark Council do have plans in place to deal with such emergencies, and such emergencies work.
article_snippet: A soldier in charge of removing charge of removing has revealed that if the unexploded bomb had exploded charge of removing could have led to 'major loss of life' and significant damage to buildings .
article_snippet: Army due to safely detonate a WWII UXB discovered in London yesterday.'
article_snippet: Pictured: Bomb disposal experts excavate the device .
article_snippet: A bunker was built around the bomb by Royal Engineers of 33EOD to protect the surrounding buildings in case of accidental detonation.
highlights_snippet: A controlled explosion of the Second World War bomb was carried out in a quarry in Cliffe, Kent, this morning .
  
highlights_snippet: An area of 200m around the ordnance was put in lockdown yesterday as the Army made area safe and removed the ordnance .
  