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Bulls have torn through the streets of Pamplona again for the first time in three years, with five people hospitalised in their attempts to dodge the rampaging animals as part of the controversial San Fermin festival.
Six fighting bulls guided by six tame oxen charged through the streets in a chaotic 2 minutes and 35 seconds as thousands thronged the cobblestone course.
No one was gored, but some endured knocks and falls, with one thrown around and lifted into the air in the bullring at the end of the course.
The Pamplona hospital said that five people needed to be brought in for treatment: one man for a knock to his head due to a fall, a second man with a leg injury, a youth under 18 years old with an arm injury, plus two more people hurt in the bullring.
This was the first of eight early morning bull runs that are followed by massive drinking, eating and attending cultural events for the rest of the day.
A participant is lifted into the air by a bull in the ring at the end of the course as Pamplona's famous San Fermin festival kicked off
Six fighting bulls guided by six tame oxen charged through the streets in a chaotic 2 minutes and 35 seconds as thousands thronged the cobblestone course
No one was gored, but some endured knocks and falls, with one thrown around and lifted into the air in the bullring at the end of the course
A participant is overthrown by a young cow after the encierro of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona this morning, the first of eight bull runs
Pamplona's Running of the Bulls, known locally as Sanfermines, resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic
Eight people were gored during the last festival in 2019 before the pandemic. Sixteen people have died in the bull runs since 1910. The last death occurred in 2009.
The bulls that run each morning are killed in bullfights in the afternoon by professional bullfighters.
The incredibly popular festivities that draw tens of thousands of visitors from around the world were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
The festivities kicked off yesterday as revellers doused each other with wine in a packed Pamplona square.
The bedlam kicked off at noon with the firing of the 'chupinazo' firecracker from the balcony of the northern city's town hall, which marks the official start of the nine-day fiesta.
Thousands of party-goers from around the world - most dressed in the traditional all-white outfit with a red scarf - responded ecstatically, screaming Viva San Fermin! and spraying each other with wine.
The Pamplona hospital said that five people needed to be brought in for
