Heartbroken but unbowed: King Felipe leads a minute's silence as Barcelona stands to remember those killed along Las Ramblas before chanting 'We are not afraid'
The monarch stood between Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont as they paused to reflect in Placa de Catalunya.
After the moment of reflection, the crowds erupted into chants of 'No tenim por! - meaning 'We are not afraid!'
The Spanish royal family also issued an unusually strongly-worded statement about the attack: 'They are assassins, criminals who won't terrorise us. All of Spain is Barcelona.'
King Felipe (centre) has led a minute's silence at noon today in Placa de Catalunya as Barcelona stood to remember those killed along Las Ramblas
After the moment of reflection, the crowds erupted into chants of 'No tenim por! - meaning 'We are not afraid!'
An elderly man wiped his face as he stood for the moment of silence at Placa de Catalunya, Barcelona
The monarch stood between Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont as they paused to reflect
The monarch wore black to the honour the victims at today's sombre occasion after yesterday's devastating attack
This aerial image shows the enormous crowds of thousands marking their respects for the Barcelona attacks
Pigeons fly over crowds gathered for a minute of silence in memory of the terrorist attacks victims in Las Ramblas
People holding a Catalan flag gathered for the memorial behind a row of regional police officers
Thousands of locals and tourists turned out to pay their respects to those killed in the attack and their families
This woman looked intently forward during the moment of reflection for the Barcelona terror victims
Women brandishing signs and fans gather for a minute of silence in memory of the terrorist attacks victims in Las Ramblas
Thousands of people were seen waiting at Plaza de Catalunya before the moment of reflection for the victims of yesterday's terror attack
Police closed down the city center yesterday evening, after the van zigzagged down the packed Ramblas before the driver escaped. A woman (pictured) wipes her eye as people gather in Las Ramblas
This morning, emotional residents and tourists were allowed past police lines and slowly trickled back to their homes and hotels. The city center remained under heavy surveillance. In this image a woman covers her mouth as she mourns the victims
A demonstration that will include a minute of silence honoring the victims was announced by public officials for Friday at noon at the Plaza Catalunya, next to the top of the Ramblas, where the deadly attack began. Pictured, tourists and locals wandering along the famous Barcelona street
Lawyer and University of Glasgow rector Aamer Anwar, who is in Barcelona, said a heavy police presence remained on the streets. Staff were seen preparing to open their shop this morning
This couple looked obviously distressed as they paid their respects to the victims of yesterday's terror attacks in Barcelona
One woman raised her hand to her face as tears welled in her eyes while visiting the site of the Barcelona attack
A woman fell to her knees this morning in front of flowers and a message to the victims in Las Ramblas
'It's huge,' Mr Anwar, who is in Barcelona, said. 'Literally you can see every 15 to 20 metres there are armed police officers, there are vans, police cars at every corner. So there is an extremely high police presence everywhere.' One resilient local was seen jogging next to armed police in Las Ramblas
This woman carried a bouquet of flowers in tribute to the victims of yesterday's attack as she raised her head to the sky in reflection
A woman wearing a headscarf walked underneath an 'I love Barcelona' sign behind three policemen
Placards with black ribbons hang on a kiosk in the area where a van crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas
Mr Anwar said the local reaction had been one of 'shock', but commended the efforts of the emergency services and the 'sea of humanity' that had assisted the wounded at the scene. Pictured, Catalonian regional policemen patrol Las Ramblas
A woman places a postcard of the Barcelona's Sacred Family cathedral next to bunches of flowers in Las Ramblas, Barcelona
Mr Anwar said: 'It's just a case of shock. But also many Spanish people have been aware of terrorist attacks in the past and the emergency response yesterday was tremendous.' In this image a woman displays a candle next to the first flowers and a message to the victims
Tourists pull their bags of luggage along Las Ramblas following yesterday's devastating terrorist attack
Police are still hunting the teenager thought to have been behind the Barcelona terror attack which killed 13 and injured more than 100 people. An armed police officer stands on a street in Las Ramblas
Moussa Oukabir, 18, is believed to have stolen his older brother's identity documents to rent the white Renault van which later ploughed into pedestrians on a busy street popular with tourists. Police mingled with locals on Las Ramblas
The teenager, said to be a Spanish national of Moroccan heritage, had previously written about 'killing infidels' in a chilling online post. Catalonian regional policemen patrol Las Ramblas
A touching message a number of candles was left near to where 13 people were killed yesterday in Barcelona
Mourners also left bunches of flowers and red roses in honour of the victims of yesterday's terror attack
Horrifying pictures and video from the scene of the Las Ramblas attack show armed police and paramedics rushing around the busy promenade in the centre of the city, as victims lie hurt in the street. A man speaks with police officers on Las Ramblas
Catalan authorities are also today confirming that the five suspects killed in a police shootout in the seaside resort of Cambrils had plowed down pedestrians and police in a car attack and were wearing fake bomb belts. A couple stand next to a shop on Las Ramblas
Catalonia's interior minister, Joaquim Forn, tells Onda Cero radio that the suspects in Cambrils were driving in an Audi 3 and began plowing down people when they reached a populated area near the boardwalk
A police officer patrols on Las Ramblas following yesterday's terrorist attack
Armed police officers check a man's papers on a street in Las Ramblas, Barcelona
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