Japan detonates bomb dropped by US forces during World War II
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Japan’s Navy has detonated a live bomb dropped by American forces during World War II.
The MK25 mine, about 6 feet long, was one of around 5,000 mines the U.S. is believed to have dropped in Japan’s Kanmon Strait during the war, Sky News reports. The strait separates the Japanese islands of Honshu and Kyushu.
The mine was discovered in June and the Maritime Self-Defense Force moved it nearly 2 miles away from its original location for a controlled explosion.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The blast caused water to fly more than 300 feet into the air.