WW2 German sea mine washes up near Bognor Regis

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A live German sea mine from World War Two washed up on the Sussex coast has been towed out to sea and blown up.

The large metal device measuring about 6ft (1.8m) and thought to weigh about 1,000kg was found on Saturday.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the mine was "safely detonated" at about 17:10 BST.

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