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RUN, BULL, RUN: Participants in the daily bull run during Pamplona's San Fermin Festival find themselves chased furiously through the town's cobbled streets by six raging beasts. Despite being heavily condemned by animal rights group, the event held in northern Spain continues to attract tourists to watch and participate with the locals.


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There have been a total of 15 deaths in the event since 1922, according to Spanish media, with the last fatality last year. There are a total of eight daily runs held during the nine-day festival, which features drinking, concerts, and dancing. Pictured here is a scene from the first running, which lasted two minutes and 23 seconds.


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An 18-year-old Australian from Melbourne and a 20-year-old Spaniard from the northern city of Saragossa were hurt on the first day, reported AFP.


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First running of the bulls during Pamplona's San Fermin festival.
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The second bull running took more casualties - a 43-year-old man from Ireland was gored through his left leg while a 21-year-old Spaniard was gored in the chest, reported AFP. Some five others were injured, including an American and an Israeli.

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The third day saw a 20-year-old British man gored by a bull in his left thigh. A British man aged 39 and a 46-year-old Spaniard also suffered injuries but were not seriously hurt during the run in which one bull broke from the herd, said a Reuters report.
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The fifth running of the bulls in Pamplona left a Canadian and three Spaniards injured. The 37-year-old native of the northern Spanish city, who is a seasoned runner with the bulls, was gored in the right thigh but his wound was not serious, reported AFP. ​

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People watch from balconies over Estafeta street for the run of the Penajara ranch fighting bulls during the San Fermin fiestas on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, in Pamplona, Spain. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Participants run in front of Fuente Ymbro fighting bulls on the third San Fermin Festival bull run, on July 9, 2010, in Pamplona, Spain. (RAFA RIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)
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On July 12, 2010, participants run in front of Victoriano del Rio fighting bulls in Pamplona, Spain. (PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images)​

 

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A young bull leaps over revelers in the bullring after the second running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 8, 2010. Six people were hospitalized, two having been gored, following the run, according to local news sources. (REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu)​

 

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A calf chases after revelers at the bullring during the San Fermin fiestas on Friday, July 9, 2010, in Pamplona, Spain. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)​

 

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A runner is tossed in the bullring following the sixth running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 12, 2010. (REUTERS/Eloy Alonso)

An unidentified man is attended by medical personnel following the third running of the bulls in Pamplona on July 9, 2010. (REUTERS/Vincent West)​

 

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Spanish matador Oliva Soto stares at a bull during a bullfight during the San Fermin festival at Pamplona's bullring in northern Spain on July 9, 2010. (RAFA RIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)

Spanish matador Oliva Soto gives a pass to a bull during a bullfight during the San Fermin festival at Pamplona's bullring in northern Spain on July 9, 2010. (RAFA RIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)​

 

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Blood spurts from a wounded bull during a corrida at the San Fermin festival on July 10, 2010. (PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images)

A banderillero is gored by a Dolores Aguirre Ybarra bull during a corrida at the San Fermin festival on July 10, 2010. (PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images)
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