Police officer killed and another hurt in explosion in Oviedo, Spain

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Covered by 4 outlets, all center.

4 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Sky News, Deutsche Welle, the BBC and United Press International report that an explosion in Oviedo, northern Spain, on Tuesday killed a police officer and seriously injured another. United Press International says a police dog was also killed and the injured officer lost a leg. The BBC says officers had gone to examine a suspicious backpack when it detonated. Sky News says the device went off at the scene of a shooting. Deutsche Welle, citing local media, says the officers were responding to a dispute between two families in which a woman was shot. Police paid tribute to the dead officer, named as Juan José.

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One police officer was killed and another seriously injured in an explosion in Oviedo, northern Spain, on Tuesday.
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United Press International, Sky News, Deutsche Welle, BBC News
The explosion went off as officers handled a suspicious backpack.
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United Press International, BBC News
A police dog was also killed, according to United Press International.
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The injured officer lost a leg, according to United Press International.
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Police were investigating a shooting in which a woman was shot and a suspected gunman fled, according to United Press International.
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Police paid tribute to the dead officer, named as Juan José.
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Was the explosive device at the scene of a shooting?
Sky News says the device went off at the scene of a shooting. The BBC says officers had attended a separate incident at a residential building before the backpack detonated.

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All four center outlets report that one officer died and another was seriously injured in an Oviedo explosion on Tuesday. They differ on the sequence: the BBC says officers had attended a separate incident at a residential building, while Sky News places the device at a shooting scene.

the left
No coverage yet
No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the center
4 outlets
Center headlines report the officer's death and the explosion plainly, naming a backpack in one and a neighborhood dispute or shooting scene in others.
Police officer dies and another seriously injured after explosion in northern Spain
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From the left

0 outlets

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4 outlets

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the officer's death
the explosive device or backpack
the injured officer

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United Press InternationalCenter
Officer, police dog killed in backpack explosion in northern Spain
A Spanish officer and a police dog were killed Tuesday when a backpack containing explosives detonated during an investigation in Oviedo.
3 days agoRead at United Press International (opens in a new tab)
Sky NewsCenter
Police officer dies and another seriously injured after explosion in northern Spain
One police officer has died and another has lost a leg after an explosive device detonated at the scene of a shooting in northern Spain.
3 days agoRead at Sky News (opens in a new tab)
Deutsche WelleCenter
Spain: Police officer killed in Oviedo after neighborhood dispute escalates with explosion
At least one officer was killed and another injured as a fight between two families becomes increasingly violent.
3 days agoRead at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)
BBC NewsCenter
Police officer dies and another injured after backpack explosion in Oviedo
Officers attended the scene in connection with a separate incident at a residential building in the city.
3 days agoRead at BBC News (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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First to report
BBC News, Nov 10, 4:26 AM EST
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BBC NewsCenterNov 10, 4:26 AM EST
Deutsche WelleCenterNov 10, 5:12 AM EST
Sky NewsCenterNov 10, 6:17 AM EST
United Press InternationalCenterNov 10, 12:39 PM EST

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Police officer killed and another hurt in explosion in Oviedo, Spain

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Officer, police dog killed in backpack explosion in northern Spain

Police officer dies and another seriously injured after explosion in northern Spain

Spain: Police officer killed in Oviedo after neighborhood dispute escalates with explosion

Police officer dies and another injured after backpack explosion in Oviedo

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