Adrenaline junkies unite as Pamplona bull-running festival kicks off
Pamplona bull-running festival kicks off as Participants run ahead of Fuente Ymbro fighting bulls.
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Participants run ahead of Fuente Ymbro fighting bulls on the first day of the San Fermin bull run on 7 July , 2016, in Pamplona, northern Spain. AFP.
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On each day of the festival six bulls are released at 8:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) to run from their corral through the narrow, cobbled streets of the old town over an 850-meter (yard) course. AFP.
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Ahead of the bulls are the runners, who try to stay close to the bulls without falling over or being gored. AFP.
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The festival in honour of the patron saint of Spain’s northern Navarra region - San Fermin- dates back to medieval times and combines religious processions, all-night partying and hair-raising daily bull runs. AFP.
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The bravest run as close to the tips of the horns as possible without being gored. AFP.
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Fifteen people have been killed in the bull runs since modern day records started in 1911. AFP.


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