The Running of the Bulls in Pamplona: in pictures

15 people have been killed taking part since records were first kept in 1924

Wednesday 08 July 2015 10:57 EDT

A wild cow leaps over revellers into the bull ring after the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona

Your support helps us to tell the story

Support Now

This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support allows us to keep sending journalists to the story.

The Independent is trusted by 27 million Americans from across the entire political spectrum every month. Unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock you out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. But quality journalism must still be paid for.

Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference.

The Festival of San Fermin got underway in Pamplona with the traditional 'running of the bulls' .

The run, which was made famous by Ernest Hemmingway in his 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises and which attracts thousands of tourists every year, is one of the most popular parts of the festival to honour Catholic Saint Fermin.

The 2 minute 14 seconds run which was shown at 8am on Spanish television. Three men, one Briton and two Americans, were gored in the race and at least eight other were taken to hospital.

Six "Jandillas", or flighting bulls, are released onto the narrow, ancient streets of Pamplona to chase participants before being killed by professional matadors in a bullfighting arena later that afternoon.

A total of 15 people have been killed taking part since records were first kept in 1924.