OVIEDO — A Spanish National Police officer was killed and another seriously injured in a backpack bomb explosion in the northern city of Oviedo on Tuesday. The blast occurred during a police operation following a shooting in the area.
Police were called to the Villafría neighbourhood early in the morning after a 17-year-old girl was shot during a reported dispute between neighbours. Officers responding to the incident found a suspicious backpack near the entrance of a residential building. A specialist bomb disposal team, known as TEDAX, was called to examine the device.
The officers moved the backpack away from the building to protect residents. However, it exploded at around 8.50 am while they were handling it.
The officer who died was a sub-inspector attached to the National Police canine unit. Another officer from the TEDAX bomb disposal team suffered serious injuries and had to have one leg amputated, according to the police union.
The 17-year-old girl who was shot was taken to hospital and is reported to be out of danger. Police have launched a major search for the suspected person responsible for the shooting and the explosive device. Investigations are continuing.
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