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Three bull-runners gored at opening of Pamplona festival Pamplona festival: two Americans and a Briton gored by bulls
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Three men have been gored and 10 others injured on the first day of the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, where bulls chase runners in red scarves through the streets. Two Americans and a Briton have been gored and eight others injured on the first day of the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, where bulls chase runners in red scarves through the streets.
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Tuesday’s run included six animals from the Jandilla ranch in Spain’s rural western region of Extremadura, known for the ferocity of its bulls. Tuesday’s run included six animals from the Jandilla ranch in the rural western region of Extremadura, known for the ferocity of its bulls. The run lasted two minutes and 23 seconds.
The run lasted two minutes and 23 seconds. One man who was gored in the chest was in a stable condition, a doctor at the event said. The Red Cross said two other men were gored, one in the back, but gave no further details. Ten others have been taken to hospital. Festival organisers said a 38-year-old American was gored in the armpit and a 30-year-old Briton was gored in the groin. A 27-year-old Californian was also gored. None of the three was said to be in a serious condition. Three Americans were among the eight others injured, most with bruises sustained in falls and crowd crushes.
The daily run sees people dashing with six bulls along a narrow, 930-yard (850-metre) course from a holding pen to the city’s bull ring. The bulls are then killed by professional matadors in bullfights each afternoon.
Many Spanish towns hold festivals involving bulls during the summer. San Fermín is the most famous internationally and attracts thousands of revellers, many from abroad.Many Spanish towns hold festivals involving bulls during the summer. San Fermín is the most famous internationally and attracts thousands of revellers, many from abroad.
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The week-long festival has attracted increasing criticism from animal rights groups – on Saturday, activists from Peta staged a protest to draw attention to what they say is a week of fear and death for bulls.The week-long festival has attracted increasing criticism from animal rights groups – on Saturday, activists from Peta staged a protest to draw attention to what they say is a week of fear and death for bulls.
San Fermín featured in Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises. Its daily bull run starts at 8am and usually lasts between three and five minutes. There are eight runs in total. San Fermín featured in Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises. Its daily bull run starts at 8am and usually lasts between three and five minutes. There are eight runs in total. In all, 15 people have died from gorings in San Fermín since record-keeping began in 1924.