28 Aug, 2017 @ 09:44
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Barcelona attack death toll rises to 16 while more than 500,000 march in solidarity in Catalan capital

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THE death toll from the Barcelona terror attacks rose to 16 on Sunday after a German woman died from her injuries. 

The deadly attacks in Las Ramblas and Cambrils left 120 injured, 24 of whom remain in hospital, including five in critical condition.

The woman is believed to have been hit by the van which first ploughed through crowds on August 17.

It came a day after some 500,000 people marched in Barcelona to send a signal of unity under the slogan ‘no tinc por’ (I am not afraid).

Police, emergency services and taxi drivers all led the parade.

They were followed by King Felipe VI, PM Mariano Rajoy and Catalan president Carles Puigdemont.

It was the first time a Spanish monarch had joined a march since the 1970s.

Rajoy called for unity in lieu of the upcoming penned independence referendum on October 1.

However pro-independence supporters sported the Catalan flag and booed the PM and Felipe.

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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