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Falls and frazzled nerves as Pamplona celebrates its annual San Fermín festival

Six people were hurt on Sunday and six more on Monday during the running of the bulls in the northern Spanish city, which has kicked off its world-famous event

Thousands of revellers participate in the opening of the San Fermin festival (Chupinazo) in Pamplona, Spain on July 6, 2024. REUTERSSusana Vera (REUTERS)
A reveller participates in the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Susana VeraSusana Vera (REUTERS)
A reveller jumps over a 'vaquilla' (young cow) inside the bullring at the Sanfermines festival in Pamplona on Monday. Susana Vera (REUTERS)
Runners on the ground brace themselves as a 'vaquilla' young cow jumps over them at the end of the second 'encierro' at the Sanfermines festival in Pamplona on Monday. Susana Vera (REUTERS)
A runner is brought down by a skidding bull at the second 'encierro' of the Sanfermines festival in Pamplona on Monday morning.Vincent West (REUTERS)
Revelers run with six fighting bulls from the Cebada Gago ranch during the second day of the Running of the bulls at the San Fermín fiestas in Pamplona on Monday, July 8, 2024. Alvaro Barrientos (AP)
"Cabezudos" (Big heads) prepare to parade during San Fermin festival's "Comparsa de gigantes y cabezudos" (Parade of the Giants and Big Heads) in Pamplona on Monday. Susana Vera (REUTERS)
Revelers packed the main square during the start of nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed Running of the Bulls festival, known locally as the Sanfermines, on July 6, 2024. Alvaro Barrientos (AP)