Spanish Civil War bomb detonated off busy beach

Tourists were evacuated from a popular beach in Barcelona yesterday when explosives experts detonated a bomb thought to date back to the Spanish Civil War.

The Civil Guard police said the bomb, which was discovered about 25m (80ft) off Sant Sebastia beach, contained 70kg (155lb) of TNT. It was taken 2km (1.2 miles) offshore and safely destroyed at a depth of 45m.