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Barcelona Yesterday 08/17/17 the horror came to Barcelona. I was in Plaza Catalonia between 2 and 3 o'clock because i'd met with a friend there for go shopping and have lunch together. We were walking for Tallers street, next to Ramblas, where the attack happened. Also we had dinner there. At 2 almost 3 I took the underground for go to my job, which is in Balmes street, in the Gracia district, pretty close to the centre. I was working, i had my break and then when i came back to the office my coworkers told me: a terrorist attack happened in Ramblas. It was unbeliveable, actually at the begining i was between laugh or cry, i didn't believe the fact of a terrorist attack happening where i was two hours ago. People start calling me, friends and family, also i did contact with friends who live in Liceum and in the Gracia district. A friend had his mum on a shop hide, no one could go out. My boss told me: no one can leave the office, stay calm. The catalan police is recomending stay closed because a man scaped and he has a gun also there were gunshots. I knew i was safe in my office, despite of i saw all the emergency cars through the window, the helicopters, and all the news that i was reading online. All the panic, the terror... It was insane. The fact of don't know what to do, how to act. How go home if the underground and train weren't working. Luckily i have friends in the city and the offered me a place to stay if i can go out of my office and go to my house wasn't possible. Right now i'm going to work. I'm taking the train and people is treating to act normal, but i'm still scared and affected. Everything can happen in every place of the world. If i don't feel safe in my small town, how can i feel safe in Barcelona city? I trust the police and all the emergency services, i know they're working so damn hard and people say that if and attack happened yesterday there, it won't happen again in the same place because the security is very high. But mistakes happen and nobody can know everything, the terrorists plan every step that they make them taking into account the police acts. My fear it's mainly the fact of that an attack have happened on a place that i was working months ago, where i usually spend my weekends and where i was yesterday morning. It's a place that i know, where i am used to visiting and it's shoking, i'm feeling unsafe, because it means that no matter how you know a place, the worst things can happen in the places that you completely unexpect.

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Right now i'm going to work. I'm taking the train and people is treating are trying to act normal, but I'm still scared and affected. Everything Anything can happen in every any place of the world. If I don't feel safe in my small town, how can I feel safe in the city of Barcelona city? I trust the police and all the emergency services, I know they're working so damn hard and people say that if and attack happened yesterday there, it won't happen again in the same place because the security is very high. But mistakes happen and nobody can know everything, the terrorists plan every step that they make them taking into account the police acts. 

My fear it's mainly the fact of that an attack have has happened on in a place that I was working months ago, where I usually spend my weekends and where I was (or had been) yesterday morning. It's a place that I know, where I am used to visiting and it's shocking, I'm feeling unsafe, because it means that no matter how well you know a place, the worst things can happen in the places that you completely un don't expect.


Very well written Raquel, that must have been extremely frightening. It's very moving to read something like this written by someone who was so close to the tragedy.

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Yesterday 08/17/17 the horror came to Barcelona.
I was in Plaza Catalonia between 2 and 3 o'clock because I'd met with a friend there for to go shopping and have lunch together. We were walking for along Tallers street, next to Ramblas, where the attack happened. Also we had dinner there. At 2 almost Just before 3 I took the underground for to go to my job, which is in Balmes street, in the Gracia district, pretty close to the centre. I was working, I had my break and then when i came back to the office my coworkers told me: a terrorist attack had happened in Ramblas. It was unbelievable, actually at the beginning I was between didn't know whether to laugh or cry, I didn't believe the fact of a terrorist attack happening where I was (or where I had been) two hours ago. People started calling me, friends and family, also I did made contact with friends who live in Liceum and in the Gracia district. A friend had his mum on a shop hide hiding in a shop, no one could go out. My boss told me: no one can leave the office, stay calm. The Catalan police is recommending that we stay closed because a man escaped and he has a gun also there were gunshots. I knew I was safe in my office, despite of I saw seeing all the emergency cars through the window, the helicopters, and all the news that I was reading online. All the panic, the terror... It was insane. The fact of don't know not knowing what to do, how to act. How go home if the underground and train weren't working. Luckily I have friends in the city and they offered me a place to stay if I can could go out of my office and going to my house wasn't possible.
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I am! Thanks for worry Milene
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I am sorry for that, I hope you are ok and safe
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Thanks Jenniwain for these beautiful words... We know we must act normal and be strong, just as you said, it's difficult at the beginning but we are not goint to succumb at what terrorists want, everyone is passing for tough moments and above all people who was directly involved. Thanks again, hugs

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