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| King of Spain joins Barcelona march of defiance against terrorism | King of Spain joins Barcelona march of defiance against terrorism |
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| Hundreds of thousands of people in Barcelona have marched against militant Islamists who left 15 people dead in and around the city last week. | Hundreds of thousands of people in Barcelona have marched against militant Islamists who left 15 people dead in and around the city last week. |
| King Felipe VI joined the demonstrators, alongside Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. | |
| The king is the first Spanish sovereign to join a march since the monarchy was re-established in the 1970s. | |
| Emergency workers and shop staff who helped during the attack at Las Ramblas also took pride of place. | Emergency workers and shop staff who helped during the attack at Las Ramblas also took pride of place. |
| The procession set off behind a banner bearing the slogan "I'm not afraid". Other placards denounced Islamophobia. | The procession set off behind a banner bearing the slogan "I'm not afraid". Other placards denounced Islamophobia. |
| During the march, the king and prime minister walked the streets in front of hundreds of Catalan flags - the emblem for the autonomous region's long-running independence claim. | During the march, the king and prime minister walked the streets in front of hundreds of Catalan flags - the emblem for the autonomous region's long-running independence claim. |
| Some protesters whistled and shouted "out" at the king. | Some protesters whistled and shouted "out" at the king. |
| Catalonia, of which Barcelona is the capital, is due to holds its unrecognised independence referendum in October. | Catalonia, of which Barcelona is the capital, is due to holds its unrecognised independence referendum in October. |
| Prime Minister Rajoy had encouraged "everyone" to take part to show that "Catalonia and the rest of Spain [are] united against terror". | Prime Minister Rajoy had encouraged "everyone" to take part to show that "Catalonia and the rest of Spain [are] united against terror". |
| The 17 August attack - which saw a van deliberately driven into people on the Las Ramblas boulevard - was claimed by the Islamic State group. | The 17 August attack - which saw a van deliberately driven into people on the Las Ramblas boulevard - was claimed by the Islamic State group. |
| The driver later stabbed and killed a man while hijacking his vehicle. Hours later, a car attack in nearby Cambrils killed another woman. | The driver later stabbed and killed a man while hijacking his vehicle. Hours later, a car attack in nearby Cambrils killed another woman. |
| A cell of 12 jihadists has been blamed for the attack. Eight are dead, while four have appeared in court in Madrid. | A cell of 12 jihadists has been blamed for the attack. Eight are dead, while four have appeared in court in Madrid. |
| King Felipe has reigned in Spain since 2014, when his father, King Juan Carlos I, abdicated. | King Felipe has reigned in Spain since 2014, when his father, King Juan Carlos I, abdicated. |
| Spain's monarchy was restored after the death of military dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. | Spain's monarchy was restored after the death of military dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. |