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| Annual Pamplona bull-run festival begins amid fireworks and protests | Annual Pamplona bull-run festival begins amid fireworks and protests |
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| Partygoers and bull-running fans packed the main square in Pamplona on Saturday to cheer the launch of a firecracker which marks the start of the northern Spanish city’s annual San Fermin festival. | Partygoers and bull-running fans packed the main square in Pamplona on Saturday to cheer the launch of a firecracker which marks the start of the northern Spanish city’s annual San Fermin festival. |
| Decked out in white T-shirts and trousers stained pink by wine, the crowd danced and waved traditional red handkerchiefs bearing the image of the local patron saint, Fermin. | |
| The “chupinazo” rocket fizzed into the sky at midday, officially opening festivities during which specially bred bulls chase runners through an 800-metre stretch of narrow streets each morning at 8am. | The “chupinazo” rocket fizzed into the sky at midday, officially opening festivities during which specially bred bulls chase runners through an 800-metre stretch of narrow streets each morning at 8am. |
| More than 1 million people attend the nine-day festival each year, bringing a hefty contribution to the local economy. | More than 1 million people attend the nine-day festival each year, bringing a hefty contribution to the local economy. |
| One of several bull-running events in Spain, the festival regularly ignites debate about the treatment of animals. | One of several bull-running events in Spain, the festival regularly ignites debate about the treatment of animals. |
| Protesters with fake spears protruding from their backs took to the streets on Friday to highlight what they see as animal cruelty. | Protesters with fake spears protruding from their backs took to the streets on Friday to highlight what they see as animal cruelty. |
| The city’s fiesta has also become one of the frontlines in the battle for social and legal change in Spain. Three years ago an 18-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by five men – and a decade before a young nurse, Nagore Laffage, was beaten to death by a man with whom she had refused to have sex. | The city’s fiesta has also become one of the frontlines in the battle for social and legal change in Spain. Three years ago an 18-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by five men – and a decade before a young nurse, Nagore Laffage, was beaten to death by a man with whom she had refused to have sex. |
| Last year the city authorities launched an app that allowed people who had been assaulted – or who had witnessed one – to report the incident to police headquarters in real-time. | Last year the city authorities launched an app that allowed people who had been assaulted – or who had witnessed one – to report the incident to police headquarters in real-time. |
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