In Pictures - Spain in mourning after terror attack

Updated / Friday, 18 Aug 2017 22:24
People stand next to flowers, candles and other items set up on the Las Ramblas boulevard as they pay tribute to the victims
People stand next to flowers, candles and other items set up on the Las Ramblas boulevard as they pay tribute to the victims

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has declared three days of mourning after what he called a "jihadist attack". 

Fourteen people are confirmed to have died in yesterday's attacks and authorities have said that a man who drove a van into pedestrians in Barcelona city centre is still at large. 

Spain's King Felipe VI (4thL), Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (3rdL), President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont (5thR) observe a minute's silence
Spain's King Felipe VI (4thL), Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (3rdL), President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont (5thR) observe a minute's silence
Staff prepare their shop for opening on Las Ramblas following the terror attack
Staff prepare their shop for opening on Las Ramblas following the terror attack
Officials and people applaud after observing a minute of silence for the victims of the Barcelona attack at Plaza de Catalunya
Officials and people applaud after observing a minute of silence for the victims of the Barcelona attack at Plaza de Catalunya
A man embraces a police officer near the area where five attackers were shot dead in Cambrils
A man embraces a police officer near the area where five attackers were shot dead in Cambrils
European Union flags at half-mast in honour of victims of terrorist attacks in Spain
European Union flags at half-mast in honour of victims of terrorist attacks in Spain
Lights of the One World Trade Center lit in the colours of the Spanish flag to honour the victims of the attacks
Lights of the One World Trade Center lit in the colours of the Spanish flag to honour the victims of the attacks
A man brings a bunch of flowers to the Embassy of Spain in Paris
A man brings a bunch of flowers to the Embassy of Spain in Paris

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