The mine had to be moved and detonated away from residential buildings.
A Second World War mine found off the coast of Rijeka, Croatia, was successfully detonated on Sunday, March 19, local police said.
Dramatic footage shows the moment a World War II mine which was found off the coast of Rijeka, Croatia in June was finally detonated in a separate location on Sunday, March 19, according to local police. Police said the German-made anti-ship mine contained 690 kilos of explosives and was discovered at a depth of 19 meters partially buried at the bottom of the port last June.
Because of the near by residential buildings, the mine had to be transported to another location to be exploded. Authorities used balloons to raise the mine to a sustainable depth and moved it until they detonated it away from the land.
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