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A woman, center, holds a banner that reads "Today I sing for voices you dared to silence - We are not afraid with crowds of people joined by King Felipe of Spain, front row second from right, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, third from right, and Catalonia regional President Carles Puigdemont, right, observe a minute of silence in memory of the terrorist attacks victims in Barcelona.Francisco Seco/The Associated Press

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People gather around roses laid on the ground on Las Ramblas after a one minute's silence for the victims of yesterday's terrorist attack in Barcelona.Carl Court/Getty Images

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A soldier guards the ramp of the Planalto Presidential Palace, illuminated with the colors of Spain, in honor of the victims of the Barcelona attack, at dawn in Brasilia, Brazil.Eraldo Peres/The Associated Press

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Crowds of people walk along Las Ramblas ahead of a minute's silence following yesterday's terrorist attack in Barcelona.Carl Court/Getty Images

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A damaged van, believed to be the one used in the attack, is surrounded by police officers in the Las Ramblas area of Barcelona.David Ramos/Getty Images

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Armed police officer stand in Las Ramblas area of Barcelona, Spain.Manu Fernandez/The Associated Press

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People leave a fastfood restaurant with their hands up at a request by police after a van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists.Josep Lago/AFP / Getty Images

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Doves fly over people gathered to observe a minute of silence at Placa de Catalunya in Barcelona.Susana Vera/Reuters

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People flee the scene after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists.Giannis Papanikos/The Associated Press

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A person is treated after a van chrashed into a crowd in the historic Las Ramblas district.Oriol Duran/The Associated Press

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A woman is carried after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district,.Oriol Duran/The Associated Press

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A general view of paramedics at the scene of a terrorist attack in the Las Ramblas area in Barcelona, Spain.David Ramos/Getty Images

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People flee the scene after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district.Giannis Papanikos/The Associated Press

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Children, some in tears, are escorted down a road in Barcelona after a white van has mounted a sidewalk, struck several people in the city's Las Ramblas district.Manu Fernandez/The Associated Press

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People flee the scene after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district.Giannis Papanikos/The Associated Press

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People leave a cordoned off area after a van ploughed into the crowd of the Las Rambla district in Barcelona.Pau Barrena/AFP / Getty Images

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A police officer gestures as he blocks a street in Barcelona.Manu Fernandez/The Associated Press

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