Pamplona's famous "running of the bulls" in pictures
{{date|July 13, 2007}}
[[Image:Sanfermines Vaquillas Pamplona 06.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Each year, several revelers are hospitalised. Medics had to put a neck brace on this man during the running on Tuesday.{{Image source|[http://www.flickr.com/people/25742336@N00 Baltasar García]}}]]

The nine day [[w:San Fermín|San Fermín festival]], commonly known as the [[w:running of the bulls|running of the bulls]] (or "el encierro" in Spanish) in [[w:Pamplona|Pamplona]], [[Spain]], is the most famous of all such events.

Like every year, several revelers are gored, both locals and tourists. Some 800 000 tourists were estimated to have come to Pamplona last weekend. On Thursday, 13 people were admitted to the hospital, seven of whom were gored. Three of the latter had to have surgery.

[[Image:Sanfermines Vaquillas Pamplona 04.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The bulls are released from a gate 825 metres away from the bullring.{{Image source|[http://www.flickr.com/people/25742336@N00 Baltasar García]}}]]
A 48-year-old man from Pamplona was in a critical condition after being gored in the chest. Other serious incidents involved a [[Mexico|Mexican]] and a [[Germany|German]] man in their twenties. Runners from [[Poland]], [[Norway]], Spain and the [[United States]] also sustained injuries.

Thursday's run lasted six minutes, where a normal run is only two minutes long. Normally, the pack of bulls stays together, but in this run they separated, which is more dangerous for the runners. Since 1924, there have been 13 fatalities, the last of whom was an American in 1995.

The 825 metre run garnered international fame after [[w:Ernest Hemingway|Ernest Hemingway]] described the running in his 1926 book ''[[w:The Sun Also Rises|The Sun Also Rises]]''. The end of the run is the bullring where the matadors will deal with the bulls.

Animal rights activists protest the bull-running because they believe the tradition is cruel to the animals. Tomorrow, the eighth and final run will be held, at 8:00 a.m. [[w:Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[w:UTC+2|UTC+2]]).

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Sanfermines Vaquillas Pamplona 05.jpg|The bulls and steers running through the narrow streets.{{Image source|[http://www.flickr.com/people/25742336@N00 Baltasar García]}}
Image:Sanfermines Vaquillas Pamplona 01.jpg|In the bullring.{{Image source|[http://www.flickr.com/people/25742336@N00 Baltasar García]}}
Image:Sanfermines Vaquillas Pamplona 02.jpg|{{Image source|[http://www.flickr.com/people/25742336@N00 Baltasar García]}}
Image:Sanfermines Vaquillas Pamplona 03.jpg|{{Image source|[http://www.flickr.com/people/25742336@N00 Baltasar García]}}
Image:Sanfermines Vaquillas Pamplona 07.jpg|The encierro is part of the festival for Saint Fermin.{{Image source|[http://www.flickr.com/people/25742336@N00 Baltasar García]}}
</gallery>

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/International/2007/07/13/4336039-sun.html
|title=Gory bull run sends 13 to hospital
|author=[[Associated Press|AP]]
|pub=London Free Press
|date=July 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6295300.stm
|title=Seven gored at Pamplona bull run
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=July 12, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.standaard.be/Nieuws/Foto/Fotospecial.aspx?show=989
|title=Pamplona fotospecial
|author=
|pub=De Standaard
|date=July 12, 2007
|lang=Dutch}}
*{{source|url=http://www.sanfermin.com/index.php/es/actualidad
|title=San Fermin - Actualidad
|author=
|pub=Sanfermin.com
|date=July 12, 2007
|lang=Spanish}}

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Each year, several revelers are hospitalised. Medics had to put a neck brace on this man during the running on Tuesday.

The nine day San Fermín festival, commonly known as the running of the bulls (or "el encierro" in Spanish) in Pamplona, Spain, is the most famous of all such events.

Like every year, several revelers are gored, both locals and tourists. Some 800 000 tourists were estimated to have come to Pamplona last weekend. On Thursday, 13 people were admitted to the hospital, seven of whom were gored. Three of the latter had to have surgery.

The bulls are released from a gate 825 metres away from the bullring.
A 48-year-old man from Pamplona was in a critical condition after being gored in the chest. Other serious incidents involved a Mexican and a German man in their twenties. Runners from Poland, Norway, Spain and the United States also sustained injuries.

Thursday's run lasted six minutes, where a normal run is only two minutes long. Normally, the pack of bulls stays together, but in this run they separated, which is more dangerous for the runners. Since 1924, there have been 13 fatalities, the last of whom was an American in 1995.

The 825 metre run garnered international fame after Ernest Hemingway described the running in his 1926 book The Sun Also Rises. The end of the run is the bullring where the matadors will deal with the bulls.

Animal rights activists protest the bull-running because they believe the tradition is cruel to the animals. Tomorrow, the eighth and final run will be held, at 8:00 a.m. CEST (UTC+2).
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