This is the moment the army blew up a suspected World War II bomb after a seaside town was put into lockdown.<br /><br />The controlled explosion took place in New Brighton of the Wirral, Merseyside, in a park known as The Dips, just after 2pm today (12).<br /><br />Rail services were terminated and roads were closed after the device was found in a park at around 10.30am.<br /><br />Paul Boyd, 60, whose flat overlooks the area, filmed the explosion from his home. <br /><br />Paul, an education consultant, said: “I saw that the police and fire services had blocked off all of the roads in the area and started filming. <br /><br />“The explosion was much larger than I thought it would be – I thought it’d be more of a thud rather than such a large bang.<br /><br />"It’s not something you see everyday. <br /><br />“I believe it’s a World War Two bomb.<br /><br />"This area was bombed quite heavily as it’s by the Liverpool docks. <br /><br />Merseyside Police said: “We can confirm we received a report of what is believed to be an unexploded ordnance device in New Brighton today, Tuesday 12th March. <br /><br />“At around 10.05am we received a report that the device had been found in an area near Coastal Drive. <br /> <br />“The Army’s EOD team have been notified. <br /><br />“There are road closures in place while the matter is being dealt with and people are advised to avoid the area. Local train services have also been affected.”
