Oviedo Blast Kills Officer, Injures Bomb Technician

A National Police canine-unit officer was killed and a bomb-disposal officer was critically injured, losing a leg, when a backpack containing an explosive device detonated in Oviedo on Tuesday. The officers found the bag at a building entrance while responding to a violent family dispute in which a young woman was shot; local authorities said she was no longer in danger. Investigators continued working to establish who left the device and the motives behind the shooting and explosion. The incident drew tributes from police and condolences from political figures.