LAHAD DATU: A live World War II-era bomb discovered on the banks of Sungai Segama in Kampung Batu 8 on Sunday has been safely detonated by police bomb disposal experts.

Lahad Datu police chief Assistant Commissionerer Dzulbaharin Ismail said the unexploded ordnance (UXO) was destroyed at 11.33am today by the Sabah Contingent Bomb Disposal Unit in a controlled operation.

"The team used a low-order detonation method with an electric system and specialised explosives. The operation was completed without any injuries or property damage," he said in a statement.

The operation involved four officers and 17 personnel, including members of the Lahad Datu District Bomb Disposal Unit.

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The UXO was reported on Sunday by a 52-year-old man who found the device while fishing along the riverbank.

– BERNAMA