An American was gored and five other runners were injured in the next-to-last running of the bulls at Pamplona's San Fermin festival, officials said. One of the six bulls crashed into a group of runners close to a fence.
More than a thousand people took part in the 8 a.m. dash with six fighting bulls and their accompanying steer along a 930-yard street course to the city's bull ring. The bulls then face matadors. The nationally televised run lasted 2½ minutes.
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.
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.
The city government, political parties feminist and social groups cooperated to hold two major rallies to protest against sexual aggression since the festival began.
Don't mess with the bull. Just a thought.
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