Key facts
- Spanish police said the explosion occurred as Special Canine Unit officers arrived to examine a suspicious backpack.
- Police named the dead officer as Juan José and said in a statement on X that their hearts were with his family and loved ones.
- Officers found the backpack after attending the scene for a separate incident, according to local media.
- The Daily Express reported a young woman was shot in the area on the morning of November 10, 2026, and taken to hospital.
A police officer died and another was injured when a backpack exploded in the northern Spanish city of Oviedo on November 10, 2026, police said. Officers from Spain's Special Canine Unit had arrived to examine the suspicious bag when it went off.
Spanish police paid tribute to the officer, named as Juan José, in a statement on X: "Our hearts are with his family, friends, colleagues and loved ones." The force did not say what the backpack contained or who left it.
Officers found the backpack after they attended the scene for a separate incident, according to local media. The Daily Express reported that a young woman was shot in the Villafría area at around 7.30am local time and taken to the Central University Hospital of Asturias, and that the bag was spotted at the entrance of the building where the shooting had taken place, citing local outlet La Voz de Asturias. The BBC report did not describe a shooting.
The BBC said it was updating its report and would publish more details.