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A person is helped by Spanish policemen and two men after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing at least 13 people and injuring around 100 others on the Rambla in Barcelona on August 17, 2017.
A driver deliberately rammed a van into a crowd on Barcelona's most popular street on August 17, 2017 killing at least 13 people before fleeing to a nearby bar, police said.
Officers in Spain's second-largest city said the ramming on Las Ramblas was a "terrorist attack". The driver of a van that mowed into a packed street in Barcelona is still on the run, Spanish police said. / AFP PHOTO / Nicolas CARVALHO OCHOA
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A woman places flowers near a paper that reads "Catalunya - place of peace" in Las Ramblas, Barcelona. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo
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A woman lights a candle next to flowers and messages to the victims. Javier Soriano / AFP Photo
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A van ploughed through pedestrians on Las Ramblas killing 13 and injuring dozens more. Javier Soriano / AFP Photo
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A woman reacts at the scene of the Barcelona terrorist attack. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo
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Police officers check the identity of a group of men on Las Ramblas. Carl Court / Getty Images
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Policemen and forensic units work at the area of the attack. Josep Lago / AFP Photo
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The van which ploughed into pedestrians, killing at least 13. Josep Lago / AFP Photo
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Barcelona's Mayor Ada Colau, in white, and other officials at the scene. Josep Lago
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A journalist films with his smartphone as Barcelona's Mayor Ada Colau speaks to the press. Javier Soriano / AFP Photo
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A policeman stands by a car involved in a terrorist attack in Cambrils, a city 120 kilometres south of Barcelona. Lluis Gene / AFP Photo
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Armed police officers check a man's identity on a street near Las Ramblas. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo
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A person is helped by Spanish policemen and two men after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing at least 13 people and injuring around 100 others on the Rambla in Barcelona on August 17, 2017.
A driver deliberately rammed a van into a crowd on Barcelona's most popular street on August 17, 2017 killing at least 13 people before fleeing to a nearby bar, police said.
Officers in Spain's second-largest city said the ramming on Las Ramblas was a "terrorist attack". The driver of a van that mowed into a packed street in Barcelona is still on the run, Spanish police said. / AFP PHOTO / Nicolas CARVALHO OCHOA
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A woman places flowers near a paper that reads "Catalunya - place of peace" in Las Ramblas, Barcelona. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo
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A woman lights a candle next to flowers and messages to the victims. Javier Soriano / AFP Photo
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A van ploughed through pedestrians on Las Ramblas killing 13 and injuring dozens more. Javier Soriano / AFP Photo
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A woman reacts at the scene of the Barcelona terrorist attack. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo
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Police officers check the identity of a group of men on Las Ramblas. Carl Court / Getty Images
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Policemen and forensic units work at the area of the attack. Josep Lago / AFP Photo
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The van which ploughed into pedestrians, killing at least 13. Josep Lago / AFP Photo
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Barcelona's Mayor Ada Colau, in white, and other officials at the scene. Josep Lago
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A journalist films with his smartphone as Barcelona's Mayor Ada Colau speaks to the press. Javier Soriano / AFP Photo
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A policeman stands by a car involved in a terrorist attack in Cambrils, a city 120 kilometres south of Barcelona. Lluis Gene / AFP Photo
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Armed police officers check a man's identity on a street near Las Ramblas. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo
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A person is helped by Spanish policemen and two men after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing at least 13 people and injuring around 100 others on the Rambla in Barcelona on August 17, 2017.
A driver deliberately rammed a van into a crowd on Barcelona's most popular street on August 17, 2017 killing at least 13 people before fleeing to a nearby bar, police said.
Officers in Spain's second-largest city said the ramming on Las Ramblas was a "terrorist attack". The driver of a van that mowed into a packed street in Barcelona is still on the run, Spanish police said. / AFP PHOTO / Nicolas CARVALHO OCHOA
Spain terror attacks: What we know
We'll keep you updated in the aftermath of what happened on Las Ramblas and in Cambrils
The National staff
19 August, 2017
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