Hong Kong Police At about 08:00 local time (00:00 GMT) on Thursday, Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers cut a large hole through the bomb's shell to burn off the explosive material inside.

Hong Kong police ... approaching the bomb and its detonation underwater, creating a large white plume on the sea’s surface.

At least two of the three men arrested at the weekend over the city’s biggest bomb ... Disposal unit said: "I think, without a doubt, this is the largest seizure we have ever come across in Hong ...