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Running of the Bulls Underway in Pamplona, Spain


Revelers run next to Torrestrella ranch fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival, July 7, 2011, in Pamplona, Spain
Revelers run next to Torrestrella ranch fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival, July 7, 2011, in Pamplona, Spain

Thousands of runners dashed ahead of six charging bulls Thursday for the first running of the bulls in this year's San Fermin festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona.

No one was gored, but at least one person was treated at a hospital for injuries.

Most runners wore all white and red kerchiefs around their necks during the sprint, which lasted less three minutes.

The street festival was popularized in the 1926 Ernest Hemingway novel "The Sun Also Rises".

The festival continues until July 14.

Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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