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Officer Killed by Bomb Responding to Family Feud
10 Nov
Summary
- Police officer killed by an explosive device in Oviedo.
- Another officer seriously injured, losing a leg.
- Device detonated while officers responded to a family dispute.
A violent family dispute in Oviedo, Spain, tragically escalated on Tuesday, resulting in the death of a National Police officer and severe injury to another. The incident began earlier that day when a young woman was shot and wounded, though her condition stabilized. Responding officers discovered a suspicious backpack near the building where the dispute occurred.
Upon closer inspection, the backpack was identified as containing an explosive device. As officers from the bomb disposal unit worked to move the device away from the building for safe defusal, it detonated. The blast claimed the life of an officer from the canine unit and caused critical injuries, including the loss of a leg, to the bomb disposal expert.