Five people were hurt, including one seriously, at Spain's famed San Fermin bull-running festival, also marred by five arrests over allegations of sexual assault, authorities said Thursday.
Those hurt fell as they were chased by six rampaging bulls through the narrow streets of Pamplona on the second day of the city's nine-day fiesta.
None was gored but a 56-year-old man was taken to hospital after fracturing his left sinus, hospital officials said.
One man aged 66 suffered severe concussion while three others had minor injuries in a huge scrum of hundreds of people who joined the early-morning fray to see if they could outrun six bulls over 800 metres (900 yards).
Organisers had warned participants beforehand that "you can die" in a bull run, pointing to a death toll of "at least 16 since 1910". The most recent fatality was in 2009.
Also Thursday, police said they have made five arrests after a woman said she had been sexually assaulted overnight, a police spokesman told AFP.
The nationality of the suspects was not clear but a protest march against the assault was planned for Thursday evening.
Ahead of the fiesta, a tradition dating back to medieval times, Pamplona city hall had launched a campaign urging a "safe" environment for women "without sexist aggression".
Meanwhile animal rights campaigners protested against the "bloodbath" they say bullfighting causes in Spain in regions which continue the controversial tradition.
Last month's general election saw an animal rights party win a record number of votes in Spain as nearly 285,000 people cast their ballot for PACMA -- or 1.2 percent of all votes.
PACMA bitterly opposes "cruel" Spanish traditions involving animals, including bullfighting, and persuaded authorities in the Spanish northern region of Castilla y Leon to ban the killing of bulls during traditional festivals, particularly the famed Toro de la Vega bull run.
Five people were hurt, including one seriously, at Spain’s famed San Fermin bull-running festival, also marred by five arrests over allegations of sexual assault, authorities said Thursday.
Those hurt fell as they were chased by six rampaging bulls through the narrow streets of Pamplona on the second day of the city’s nine-day fiesta.
None was gored but a 56-year-old man was taken to hospital after fracturing his left sinus, hospital officials said.
One man aged 66 suffered severe concussion while three others had minor injuries in a huge scrum of hundreds of people who joined the early-morning fray to see if they could outrun six bulls over 800 metres (900 yards).
Organisers had warned participants beforehand that “you can die” in a bull run, pointing to a death toll of “at least 16 since 1910”. The most recent fatality was in 2009.
Also Thursday, police said they have made five arrests after a woman said she had been sexually assaulted overnight, a police spokesman told AFP.
The nationality of the suspects was not clear but a protest march against the assault was planned for Thursday evening.
Ahead of the fiesta, a tradition dating back to medieval times, Pamplona city hall had launched a campaign urging a “safe” environment for women “without sexist aggression”.
Meanwhile animal rights campaigners protested against the “bloodbath” they say bullfighting causes in Spain in regions which continue the controversial tradition.
Last month’s general election saw an animal rights party win a record number of votes in Spain as nearly 285,000 people cast their ballot for PACMA — or 1.2 percent of all votes.
PACMA bitterly opposes “cruel” Spanish traditions involving animals, including bullfighting, and persuaded authorities in the Spanish northern region of Castilla y Leon to ban the killing of bulls during traditional festivals, particularly the famed Toro de la Vega bull run.
