• The fast-paced running of the bulls left two people injured at Spain's San Fermin festival on Monday. Susana Vera / Reuters
    The fast-paced running of the bulls left two people injured at Spain's San Fermin festival on Monday. Susana Vera / Reuters
  • Runners sprint ahead of Fuente Ymbro fighting bulls. Vincent West / Reuters
    Runners sprint ahead of Fuente Ymbro fighting bulls. Vincent West / Reuters
  • Runners known as "Mozos" sprint along the 850-metre cobbled-street course trying to escape the wrath of the bull. Javier Lizon / EPA
    Runners known as "Mozos" sprint along the 850-metre cobbled-street course trying to escape the wrath of the bull. Javier Lizon / EPA
  • The fastest time so far is two minutes and 19 seconds. Javier Lizon / EPA
    The fastest time so far is two minutes and 19 seconds. Javier Lizon / EPA
  • Five people— four Americans and a Spaniard— have been gored since the bull runs started Friday. Javier Lizon / EPA
    Five people— four Americans and a Spaniard— have been gored since the bull runs started Friday. Javier Lizon / EPA
  • Hundreds of people test their bravery and speed to dash through the streets with six fighting bulls without getting gored. Vincent West / Reuters
    Hundreds of people test their bravery and speed to dash through the streets with six fighting bulls without getting gored. Vincent West / Reuters
  • The nine-day fiesta became world famous with Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."Eloy Alonso / Reuters
    The nine-day fiesta became world famous with Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."Eloy Alonso / Reuters
  • A runner protects himself after falling down in front of the bulls. Juan Pedro Urdiroz / EPA
    A runner protects himself after falling down in front of the bulls. Juan Pedro Urdiroz / EPA
  • In all, 15 people have died from gorings at the festival since record-keeping began in 1924. Joseba Etxaburu / Reuters
    In all, 15 people have died from gorings at the festival since record-keeping began in 1924. Joseba Etxaburu / Reuters

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Running with the bulls in Pamplona - in pictures

The San Fermin festival is where a dozen bulls chase hundreds of people dressed in white with red neckerchiefs through the streets of Pamplona in northern Spain.

The National staff

July 10, 2017

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Thousands of tourists come from all over the world to run alongside locals, making San Fermin the most famous of the festivals involving bulls that take place across Spain during the summer months.

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