Six people suffered injuries on Sunday on the seventh day of this year’s traditional bull run in Pamplon, Spain. According to the DPA report, TASR reports this. Red Cross spokeswoman for Spanish RTVE TV said several runners were injured during the run. Five people were subsequently taken to the hospital, including one person who suffered injuries to the bull in the genital area.
There were also numerous crashes during the penultimate run, the RTVE television made it clear. In two cases, the bulls pushed the runners out of the way, causing the fall of men and animals.
Last Sunday, the nine -day celebrations of St. Firmina, whose history dates back to the 16th century. The celebrations also include concerts, parades or religious processions. However, the highlight of the celebrations is just a run with six bulls and several oxen on the 825-meter route through the narrow streets of the old city center to the arena, where bull matches take place in the evening. Runners usually wear white garments with red scarves and sash.
Dozens out of thousands of runners, mostly young men, suffer every year during the run. Since 1924, 16 people have died in these runs, the last death was 2009. Despite the protests of animal rights activists, these festivities attract tens of thousands of foreign tourists every year. The celebrations became known worldwide mainly thanks to the novel Ernest Hemingway from 1926 The sun is coming out.
