At today’s renowned San Fermin festival in Pamplona, thousands of people narrowly missed being gored as bulls surged through the streets (July 9).
The bulls, which stampeded through the city’s congested streets before engaging in combat in the bullring, injured seven persons, who required medical care.
A bull’s horn scraped one man, while a second man was lacerated in the ring.
Initial reports claimed that two males had been stabbed by the bulls’ horns; however, authorities later clarified that no one had been seriously hurt.
There were a few narrow escapes, though, when the bulls charged through the streets of the northern Spanish city.
Numerous festival-goers lined the streets with bright red neckties and typical white t-shirts.
The third event scheduled for this year at the first San Fermin festival since 2019 saw the crowd direct six bulls and six domestic oxen over an 875-meter route in Pamplona’s old quarter.
In the midst of the mayhem, several spectators were bowled over and trampled by the bulls.
In order to avoid getting hurt, expert runners who take part in the famous festival sprint right in front of the bulls and then attempt to jump out of the way at the last second.
Before a two-year break due to the coronavirus epidemic, eight individuals were gored by the bulls at the final event of 2019.
On July 7, during the first day of festivities, five further people were sent to the hospital, and six more people were hurt.
It is believed that Pamplona’s running of the bulls began in the thirteenth century.
The bulls were encouraged by locals and runners to race to the bullring as a manner of clearing the streets for traders to move their bulls through the city.
As the primary event of the San Fermin festival, it offers thrill-seekers the chance to put their courage to the test by rushing next to or in front of the bulls.
The bulls are battled and killed in the ring after being herded swiftly through the narrow, cobblestone alleyways for around three minutes.
With the most recent death at the event occurring in 2009, there have been 16 fatalities and numerous injuries since 1910.
The description of the running of the bulls in Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises is largely responsible for popularizing the event in English-speaking countries.
Numerous spectators and daredevils from all over the world continue to flock to it.