Throngs Gather in Pamplona for Annual San Fermin Festival and Bull Runs
- Pamplona's San Fermin festival began with a firework blast, kicking off nine days of revelry that includes bull runs, bullfights, and partying.
- Tens of thousands of spectators in traditional white outfits and red accents attended the start of the festival.
- Six runners suffered minor injuries after falls and being trampled during the first bull run, though no one was gored.
- Animal rights activists protested the festival, criticizing the killing and torture of bulls used in the bull runs and bullfights.
- This year marks the 100th anniversary of Ernest Hemingway's first visit to the festival, which he made famous in his novel "The Sun Also Rises."
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