India, April 12 --  A suspected unexploded World War II device was safely detonated in a controlled explosion at Mansel Park in Millbrook on Sunday afternoon. The Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team rushed to the scene after the item was discovered by a man using a metal detector.

Police cordoned off a large section of the park as a safety precaution. Just after 4:30 p.m., bomb disposal experts carried out the controlled explosion. Soldiers had first buried the item before detonating it.

UK WWII Bomb Find: What Happened at Mansel Park?

The discovery was made on Sunday afternoon. The metal detectorist immediately alerted authorities, who called in the Army's EOD team. Officers on the scene told eyewitnesses the device was ...