Pamplona

The first bull run in three years at the San Fermin festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona took place early yesterday. No one was gored, but several runners endured knocks and hard falls as tens of thousands partygoers reveled in the return of one of Europe's most famous traditional events.

(CNN) - Tens of thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Pamplona in Spain on Saturday after men accused of the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman at the 2016 running of the bulls festival were convicted of the lesser crime of sexual abuse.

Two Spanish were stabbed and another six runners hurt themselves during today's 7th running in front of bulls which is part of the "San Fermin" festival in Pamplona, Spain.

The injured people - seven men and a woman, were taken to hospital in Navarre. There is no danger for their lives. The two Spanish were stabbed in the feet, while two of the other runners are with head injuries.

Stamping her heels to the brisk strumming of a guitar, Merche Esmeralda, 68, twirls her black shawl in the sunshine as the Madrid traffic streams by a roundabout behind her.

At an age when most top ballet and contemporary dancers would long ago have hung up their pumps, this flamenco star still shines - and now a generation of new artists is rising to follow.

Two Australians and a Spaniard were gored Monday in the final and longest bull run of this year's San Fermin festival as it wound up in Spain's northern city of Pamplona.
      

Half-tonne fighting bulls trampled and knocked over runners on a breakneck bull run in Spain's San Fermin festival on Tuesday, injuring three people, one of them seriously, officials said.