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In photos: The Running of the Bulls at San Fermín

As the world-famous San Fermín fiestas in Pamplona get underway, EL PAÍS revisits some of the most arresting images from past years

Jul 05, 2017 - 13:22CEST

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Runners at Sanfermines in Pamplona in 1995.Reuters

A bull from the Cebada Gago stockbreeder falls on Estafeta street in 1999.Luis Azanza

Hundreds of red handkerchiefs are waved at the San Fermín fiestas in 2000, moments before the ‘chupinazo’ is fired.Reuters

The bulls enter the ring in 1999.AP

The second running of the bulls at San Fermín in 2000.AP

A runner is gored during the seventh running of the bulls in the year 2000.LUIS AZANZA

A runner is trampled by a bull from the Jandilla stockbreeder at the 2004 fiestas.Reuters

Runners and bulls take the corner on Estafeta street during the sixth day of the fiestas in 2004.Reuters

A runner is grazed by a bull’s horn on Estafeta street during the fourth bull running at Sanfermines 2005.Luis Azanza

A group of youngsters enjoying the festivities ahead of the ‘chupinazo’ in 2001.AP

Activists from animal-rights group PETA run naked through the streets of Pamplona in 2002, in protest against the mistreatment of animals in bullfighting.Reuters

The “Giants” dance on the streets of Pamplona during Sanfermines in 2004.Reuters

A bull slams into runners during the sixth Running of the Bulls in 2007.Reuters

Runners in motion during the first Running of the Bulls in 2008.Reuters

Sanfermines in 2007.AP

Thousands of people in Ayuntamiento square in Pamplona, ahead of the ‘chupinazo’ in 2009.AFP

A youngster takes a face-full of water during the ‘chupinazo’ in 2009.AP

Bulls and runners collide at the 2009 fiestas.AFP

Estafeta street in Pamplona, packed with crowds, during the first Running of the Bulls in 2013.Pedro Armestre (AFP)

A view of Estafeta street during the Running of the Bulls in 2015.EFE

The bulls lose their footing on the corner of Mercaderes and Estafeta street in 2015.Susana Vera (Reuters)

The wine-soaked crowd during the ‘chupinazo’ in 2015.David Ramos (Getty)

The fourth day of the Running of the Bulls in 2016.Reuters

Runners and bulls get trapped at the entrance to the ring, in 2013.Reuters

Runners at the sixth day of the fiestas in 2008.AFP

The crowds at the ‘chupinazo’ are cooled down with buckets of water in a photo from 2016.Luis Azanza

The end of the Sanfermines fiestas in 2016, in Pamplona.Luis Azanza

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