National Police officer dies in backpack explosion in Oviedo
A sub-inspector of the National Police died after the detonation of a backpack in the Villafría district. An explosives disposal officer lost a leg in the incident.
Police operation ends in explosion in Oviedo
A sub-inspector of the National Police assigned to the canine units section died on Tuesday in Oviedo following the explosion of a backpack found during a police operation in Villafría. According to Libertad Digital, an officer from the Specialists in Explosives Disposal Devices Unit (Tedax) was seriously injured and lost a leg in the detonation.
The incident occurred on Calle Rafael Urrusti at around 9.00 hours. The National Police had attended the area after receiving a report of gunfire shortly after 7.00 hours, an incident in which a minor aged 17 was injured. During the deployment, officers located a partially open backpack with a flashing light and requested the presence of Tedax to examine it.
When the canine units sub-inspector approached the backpack accompanied by an explosives disposal specialist, the object exploded in one of the doorways on the street. The detonation caused the immediate death of the sub-inspector. The injured officer was transferred to the Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA).
The National Police cordoned off the surrounding area and deployed a large security operation in the area. The mayor of Oviedo, Alfredo Canteli, went to the scene to gather information about what had occurred. For the moment, the relationship between the initial gunfire and the subsequent backpack detonation is unknown, as are the circumstances of the first incident.
Source: Libertad Digital