A Tedax agent dies and a canine handler undergoes surgery after a backpack exploded in a neighborhood dispute in the Villafría neighborhood.
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A National Police agent dies and another is injured after an explosion in Oviedo related to a neighborhood dispute.
A National Police agent has died and another has been seriously injured after the explosion of an artifact in the Villafría neighborhood, in Oviedo, in an event related to a neighborhood dispute, as EL PAÍS has been able to confirm.
One of the agents was a member of the Tedax – the elite unit specialized in the neutralization, deactivation and intervention of explosive devices – and the other a canine guide. Although at one point the hospital reported the death of the second agent, he is undergoing surgery. The National Police is carrying out an operation to locate the owner of the backpack that allegedly caused the explosion.
The events began around 7:30, when a woman, for reasons that are still unknown, was injured by a firearm. She has already been transferred to a health center and her condition at the moment is not serious. Later, at 8:40, the device exploded, presumably triggered by a man. Faced with this scenario, units of canine guides specialized in locating explosives and units of the explosives deactivation group moved to the site. While they were trying to neutralize the device, an explosion occurred.
The National Police has deployed an extensive operation in the area of the event, which has been cordoned off. Municipal sources have told the Efe Agency that the mayor of Oviedo, Alfredo Canteli, is heading to the place to gather information given the confusion that still exists about what happened. The Television of the Principality of Asturias (TPA) has specified that the explosion took place on Rafael Urrusti street. The Jupol union has expressed its “deep pain and dismay” at what happened.
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