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The aftermath of the deadly attacks in Barcelona

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French tourists flee Plaça de Catalunya a half hour after the vehicle terror attack.

French tourists flee Plaça de Catalunya a half-hour after the vehicle terror attack.

Angel Garcia 

Thousands of people marched to the Plaça de Catalunya in Barcelona Friday, chanting “I'm not afraid” in Catalan. It was a show of solidarity after a series of terrorist attacks claimed by ISIS rocked Spain. About 14 people were killed and several more were injured in the tourist-heavy Las Ramblas area of Barcelona when a van plowed into pedestrians. Liz Castro, a writer and longtime resident of Barcelona, witnessed the march on Friday.

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Listen to the full interview with The World's Marco Werman above. 

Angel Garcia, a photojournalist based in Barcelona, captured the scene following the attack:

People walk away from the city center shortly after the attack occurred.
People walk away from the city center shortly after the attack in Barcelona occurred.Angel Garcia
People stand on the threshold of a home on a street just outside Plaça de Catalunya as police searched for the attackers on Thursday.
People stand on the threshold of a home on a street just outside Plaça de Catalunya as police searched for the attackers on Thursday.Angel Garcia
Police exit the cordoned-off area of Las Ramblas.
Spanish police exit the cordoned-off area of Las Ramblas.Angel Garcia 
A woman wounded in the attack is taken to a Barcelona hospital.
A woman wounded in the attack is taken to a Barcelona hospital.Angel Garcia
Las Ramblas of Barcelona, cordoned off the night after the attack.
This is Las Ramblas of Barcelona, cordoned off the night after the attack.Angel Garcia
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