Following a fatal explosion in Oviedo Spanish police are searching for a suspect. The man is said to have attacked a 17-year-old neighbour earlier in the district of Villafría On 10 November, a police officer and his service dog were killed when an explosive device detonated. Another officer was seriously injured. Spanish media also reported the ongoing manhunt on 12 November. police dog; another officer was seriously injured. Spanish media also reported the ongoing manhunt on 12 November.
The suspect is known by the nickname “El Ruso”. According to the Asturian regional broadcaster RTPA, investigators hold him responsible for the attack on the young woman and for a rucksack containing an explosive device. The man is considered possibly armed. As of reports on 12 November, he was still at large.
According to the newspaper El País, the teenager was taken to hospital after the attack. On 11 November, citing police sources, the newspaper reported that it still had to be established whether her injuries were caused by gunshots or in some other way. Investigations into the precise sequence of events are ongoing.
The police officer who was killed Juan José Rodríguez was a member of a police dog unit. His dog Deny also died. The second, seriously injured officer was a specialist in defusing explosive devices. According to El País, he suffered a serious leg injury.
Various units of the National Policeare taking part in the search in Oviedo and the surrounding area. After the attack, the authorities set up checks on roads. Officers also searched several places where they suspected the man might be. A search in the Pumarín district was unsuccessful, according to RTPA, as was a check in the industrial area Espíritu Santo, as Telecinco reported.
According to El País, the suspect’s partner was also arrested on the morning of 10 November. The information reviewed does not reliably establish her legal status at the time of the most recent reports.
Oviedo is the capital of the northern Spanish region of Asturias. According to media reports, police examined numerous tips from the public. A neighbourhood dispute has been cited as a possible motive for the attack; the sources reviewed contain no definitive investigative finding on the motive.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).