Photos: Gorings, sex assaults in Pamplona
More than a thousand people took part in Wednesday's dash with six fighting bulls and their accompanying steer along a 930-yard street course to Pamplona's bull ring. The bulls then faced matadors and almost certain death in afternoon bullfights. Pamplona's town hall reported that 16 men have been arrested for suspected sex offenses since the festival in northern Spain opened.
— The Associated Press
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Revelers run around Nunez del Cubillo's fighting bulls on the Estafeta corner during the seventh running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Wednesday. An American was gored and five other runners were injured, officials said.
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One of the six bulls crashed into a group of runners close to a fence, goring American Mathew Labin, 39, in the thigh and lifting at least two others in the air with its horns. The Navarra regional government said Labin's condition was not serious. His passport showed he was born in New Jersey, a hospital said, but it had no information about his current residence.
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A reveler warms up on the Estafeta corner before the start of seventh day of the running of the bull with Nunez del Cubillo's fighting bulls, at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Wednesday.
Spain Running of the Bulls
A reveler prays beside to the barrier of the Estafeta corner before the start of the seventh day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain. Four Spaniards were treated in city hospitals for bruises. Navarra Hospital said American Jake Ramirez, 53, was treated for an ankle injury and released. It had no details of his residence.
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Twelve people, including four Americans, have been gored since the runs started July 7. Wednesday's nationally televised run lasted 2½ minutes.
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A reveler waits on the barrier of the Estafeta corner for the start of the seventh day of the running of the bulls, at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain. The nine-day fiesta, known also for its 24-hour street partying, became world famous with Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." It attracts thousands of foreign tourists.
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Medics tend to an injured reveler on the Estafeta corner during seventh running of the bulls with Nunez del Cubillo's ranch bulls at the San Fermin Festival. An American was gored in the left leg and taken to a city hospital, spokesman said, and four other runners were hospitalized for contusions.
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Revelers run beside Nunez del Cubillo's fighting bulls on the Estafeta corner during the seventh day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival.
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A reveler falls close to a Nunez del Cubillo's fighting bulls on the Estafeta corner during the seventh running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
Spain Running of the Bulls
A reveler falls close to a Nunez del Cubillo's fighting bulls on the Estafeta corner during the seventh day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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People hold up signs during a protest against sexual assaults during the San Fermin, in Pamplona, northern Spain. Spanish officials say 16 men have been arrested for suspected sexual aggression offenses in the northern city of Pamplona since the famed San Fermin running of the bulls festival began last week. A town hall statement Wednesday said nine of the 16 were foreigners but there no details of their nationalities. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spain San Fermin Sexual Aggression
In this photo taken Monday, July 11, 2106, people protest against alleged sexual assaults during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. Pamplona's town hall reported that 16 men have been arrested for suspected sex offenses since the festival opened. Six were arrested for suspected sexual assault, including rape, and 10 for suspected sexual harassment, officials said. Nine foreigners were arrested, including six Frenchmen, a Bolivian, a Pakistani and a Romanian. Because of complaints in previous years, the city has campaigned this year for a festival "free of sexist aggressions."
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Peruvian bullfighter Roca Rey waves to spectators as he leaves the bullring carried by an assistant at the end of his bullfight against a Nunez del Cubillo's bull.
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Peruvian bullfighter Roca Rey performs with a Nunez del Cubillo's bull, at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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Peruvian bullfighter Roca Rey performs with a Nunez del Cubillo's bull.
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French bullfighter Sebastian Castella performs with a Nunez del Cubillo's bull at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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Peruvian bullfighter Roca Rey is tackled by a Nunez del Cubillo's bull.