Barcelona and Cambrils attacks in pictures

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At least 13 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a van drove into crowds in Barcelona's Las Ramblas tourist area.

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Police searched the area after the attacker was believed to have escaped on foot.

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Terrified children were helped to safety as the search for the attacker continued.

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Police evacuated much of the centre of the city after the attack.

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Many people sought shelter in cafes and bars along the Las Ramblas.

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People who were in the area comforted each other when they reached safety.

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Police said the attack was tied to an explosion in a house in Alcanar, north-east Spain, on Wednesday

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The van used in the attack was towed away.

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Witnesses described the van as deliberately targeting people by weaving from side to side down the boulevard.

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Police officers combed the area for forensic evidence.

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Spanish police later said they had killed five suspected terrorists in the town of Cambrils, to stop a second vehicle attack. That attack left one woman dead.

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This car, used in the incident in Cambrils, was removed from the resort on Friday morning.

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Despite the attack, shops opened for business on Las Ramblas on Friday.

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People arrived at the scene to pay tribute to victims of the attack.

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Crowds began to fill Las Ramblas to observe a minute's silence on Friday.

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(From left to right) Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Spain's King Felipe VI, and the President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont all attended the tribute.

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After the silence, defiant crowds chanted "no tenim por!" ("we are not afraid!")