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Tsunami Democratic Barcelona
Four hours after the first skirmishes, Via Laietana was a battleground strewn with rubble. Police struggled to control the situation, firing rubber bullets, teargas and later in the night, a water cannon was deployed against demonstrators for first time since it was bought from Israel in 1994.
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BCN Manif "No Tinc Por"
On 17 August a terorist drove a white van, zig-zagged down Las Ramblas at high speed, while the pedestrian avenue was packed with people.
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The driver killed 14 people and injured more than 100, then fled on foot.
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"Barcelona is going to rise up again with its spirit and its openness"
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Cyprus Apostolos Andreas Monastery
During a journey to the Holy Land, the ship transporting Saint Andrew went off course and struck rocks here. On coming ashore, Andrew hit the rocks with his staff, at which point a spring gushed forth. The waters proved to have healing powers and restored the sight of the ship's captain who had been blind in one eye. Thereafter, the site became a place of pilgrimage.
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Cañete
Cañete is the origin of Sephardi Jew family Canetti. The serrania de Cuenca form a skyscrapers ghost town of limestone formations.
