2017 Barcelona attacks
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On the afternoon of 17 August 2017, 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a van into a crowd of pedestrians on La Rambla street in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, killing 13 people and injuring at least 1
La Rambla, the site of the van attack; pictured in 2011
"Paviment Miró" - where the van stopped after the attack in Las Ramblas
Passeig Marítim – the location of the second car attack
The King of Spain going to lay a wreath with the President of Catalonia and the Mayor of Barcelona
La Rambla, Barcelona
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La Rambla is considered the most well known street in central Barcelona. A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting the Plaça de Catalunya in its center with the Christ
2017 Barcelona attacks
…On the afternoon of 17 August 2017, 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a van into a crowd of pedestrians on La Rambla street in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, killing 13 people and injuring at least 130 others, one of whom died as a result of the injuries ten days later…
View over the Rambla from the Christopher Columbus monument, with the neighbourhoods of El Raval to the left and Barri Gòtic to the right
![Lucien Frank [fr], La Rambla à Barcelone, c. 1915–1917.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/LG_444.jpg/500px-LG_444.jpg)
Lucien Frank [fr], La Rambla à Barcelone, c. 1915–1917.
Flower shop on La Rambla
Pavement mosaic by Joan Miró on La Rambla