The controversial Sanfermin festival started in Pamplona in North Spain. More than a million visitors are expected to look at the dangerous bull runs. The Hatz lasts eight days. There were already the first injuries. Women also walk among the many men.
A Spaniard suffered a stab wound in the right armpit. The organizers of the controversial event said he was “in a stable state”.
In addition to the 38-year-old, seven other men were brought to hospitals with bruises and bruises.
This video shows part of the Hatz from Monday:
Fighter Bull “Caminante” sees red
On the second on a total of eight bulls, the 575 kilogram hunter Bull “Caminante” (“Hiker”) “Panic”, as the newspaper “El Mundo” wrote.
The idiosyncratic bull always refused to be driven into the arena with the other hunter’s bulls and countless runners attacked. The Hatz therefore lasted about twice as long as usual with five minutes and 22 seconds.
Photos of Pamplona:
Last fatalities in 2009
Young men in particular participate in the courageous tests on the long route of 825 meters, according to the tradition of white clothing with a red neck cloth and red sash. A few women and older runners are also part of the party. Dozens of runners are injured every year. Since 1924 there have been 16 fatalities, the last 2009.
Animal welfare groups protested again this year against the traditional event. “Bull Run causes animal suffering,” complained the PETA organization. For nothing – the “festival” attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world.
Source: Krone
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