
One person was gored in the buttocks and another runner suffered a shoulder injuryAccording to an emergency worker on the scene, injuries have been relatively light this year, with most people just suffering cuts and bruises. The last fatality during the annual event was in 1995, when a 22-year-old American was gored to death. Since records began in 1924, 13 people have died. The bulls are run daily during the San Fermin Festival down the narrow streets to the central bullring in Pamplona. The event dates back to the late 16th century but gained worldwide fame in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises".
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