Authorities in Croatia have destroyed a huge anti-ship mine from the Second World War that was buried in the seabed near a key northern Adriatic Sea port.<br /><br />Local authorities in the port of Rijeka sounded emergency sirens early on Sunday (19 March) to mark the start of the operation, after evacuating some parts of the city.<br /><br />The mine had to be moved further away from shore before emergency teams could perform the controlled detonation.<br /><br />Footage shows the moment of the explosion, which sent water high into the air.
