Leicester residents have been left baffled people across the city report a mysterious explosion – with one saying it “rocked the house”.
The sudden boom has been reported from North Leicester, Northampton, and North Oxfordshire, where a person described it as a “massive bang”.
Some have suggested it may have been the result of a sonic boom – when an object moves faster than the speed of sound.
It is not yet known what caused the freak event.
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