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Barcelona and Cambrils attacks in pictures

EPA An injured person is stretchered away from the sceneEPA
At least 13 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a van drove into crowds in Barcelona's Las Ramblas tourist area.
EPA Armed police arrive on the sceneEPA
Police searched the area after the attacker was believed to have escaped on foot.
AFP Terrified children helped to safetyAFP
Terrified children were helped to safety as the search for the attacker continued.
AFP People leave a cordoned off areaAFP
Police evacuated much of the centre of the city after the attack.
AFP People wait at a cafe terrace after the attackAFP
Many people sought shelter in cafes and bars along the Las Ramblas.
AFP People on the Ramblas comfort each other following the attackAFP
People who were in the area comforted each other when they reached safety.
EPA General view of the debris of a house after it collapsed last night due to a gas leak explosion in the village of Alcanar, Catalonia, northeastern Spain, 17 August 2017EPA
Police said the attack was tied to an explosion in a house in Alcanar, north-east Spain, on Wednesday
AFP A van being towed awayAFP
The van used in the attack was towed away.
AFP A van being towed awayAFP
Witnesses described the van as deliberately targeting people by weaving from side to side down the boulevard.
Reuters Police officers examining debrisReuters
Police officers combed the area for forensic evidence.
AFP Police officers, one in a forensic suitAFP
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.
AFP An upside-down car being driven on a transporterAFP
This car, used in the incident in Cambrils, was removed from the resort on Friday morning.
Getty Images Men opening up a shop on Las RamblasGetty Images
Despite the attack, shops opened for business on Las Ramblas on Friday.
AFP A woman looks at the tribute to victims of the attack on Las RamblasAFP
People arrived at the scene to pay tribute to victims of the attack.
AFP Crowds of people fill Las Ramblas to observe a minutes silence.AFP
Crowds began to fill Las Ramblas to observe a minute's silence on Friday.
AFP Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Spain's King Felipe VI, and the President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont all applauding the minutes silence.AFP
(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.
AFP A large crowd take pictures on Las Ramblas.AFP
After the silence, defiant crowds chanted "no tenim por!" ("we are not afraid!")
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