Monday, August 28, 2017

Spain's King Felipe VI attends solidarity rally against terrorism

King Felipe VI of Spain is one of the hundreds of thousands of people in Barcelona who became part of that weekend's solidarity rally against Islamic extremists who killed 15 people in the twin attacks that plagued Spain last week.

He was the first Spanish sovereign to join a march since the monarchy was re-established after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.

Since the 17th of August, 2017, a group of 12 Islamic extremists have been blamed for the twin attacks in and around the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing 15 people and left hundreds hurt. The Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Eight are confirmed dead while the remaining four have appeared in a court in Madrid.

King Felipe has reigned Spain three years since his father, King Juan Carlos I, abdicated.

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