Spanish police officer killed, another injured in blast after family dispute
A backpack bomb killed one officer and critically injured another as police investigated a shooting tied to a family dispute, authorities said.
- A Spanish police officer died and another sustained critical injuries after an explosive device detonated in Oviedo, Asturias, on Tuesday while officers responded to a shooting.
- Officers initially responded to a shooting at a home in Oviedo, where they discovered a suspicious backpack containing an explosive device at the building entrance.
- The explosion killed a sub-inspector from the Special Canine Unit; a colleague from the TEDAX bomb disposal unit suffered a leg amputation, according to police union JUPOL.
- Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the shooting and explosion, while Reuters reported the young woman involved in the shooting is out of danger.
- Spanish police paid tribute to the deceased officer, Juan, stating "Our hearts are with his family, friends, colleagues and loved ones." in a statement on social media.
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A police officer has died and another lost a leg after an explosive device exploded at the scene of a reported shooting in northern Spain. Officers were responding to reports of a violent conflict between families in Oviedo, during which a young woman was shot and injured, foreign media reported, according to Telegrafi. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the explosive device inside a backpack. It exploded as they were trying to remov…
A policeman was killed and another seriously wounded on Tuesday morning in Oviedo, Spain, during the explosion of an booby-trapped bag. The incident occurred as law enforcement intervened for a linked shooting...
MADRID (AP) — One policeman died and another was seriously injured in Spain by the detonation of a backpack with explosives while responding to a shooting in Oviedo, a city in the north, the National Police reported on Tuesday.
A National Police officer has died and another has been seriously injured in the explosion of a backpack containing a device that was searched early Tuesday in an apartment in Oviedo. A shooting also occurred in the same building moments before the explosion due to a neighborhood conflict that injured a 17-year-old girl. Police are investigating these two incidents as being related and are looking for a man who is believed to be both the perpetr…
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