(AFP) A ceremony was held in Barcelona on Wednesday in memory of 16 people killed in jihadist attacks in the Spanish city and a nearby resort exactly five years ago.
Dozens of people observed a minute’s silence on the tree-lined Las Ramblas boulevard where on August 17, 2017, a van mowed down pedestrians, leaving a trail of death.
As a cellist played a traditional Catalan song, relatives of the victims and officials laid white carnations in front of a memorial plaque marking the spot where the van came to a halt.
Among those attending were Transport Minister Raquel Sanchez, Culture Minister Miquel Iceta, the president of the regional government of Catalonia Pere Aragones, and Barcelona mayor Ada Colau.
