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Police officer dies and another injured after backpack explosion in Oviedo

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Police officer dies and another injured after backpack explosion in Oviedo

A Spanish ​police officer was killed and another seriously ‌injured on Tuesday when an explosive device went off while they were responding to a ​violent dispute between two families in ​the northern city of Oviedo, local authorities ⁠said.
During the dispute, a young woman ​was shot and injured by a man in ​the early hours on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the local council said, adding that she was ​no longer in danger.

Police union JUPOL said ​in a statement the officer who died was a ‌member ⁠of the canine unit of the National Police, while the injured officer, belonging to the bomb disposal unit, remained in ​a very serious ​condition ⁠after losing a leg.
The union said that upon arriving at the ​scene of the shooting on the ​outskirts ⁠of Oviedo, police found a backpack at the building's entrance containing an explosive device, ⁠which ​detonated as officers took ​it away from the building to defuse it.