Half-tonne fighting bulls have gored two men and sent another five to hospital as they thundered down narrow, dew-slicked streets packed with thrill seekers in Spain's northern city of Pamplona.
Right at the start of the panicky, early morning bull run on Thursday in Spain's San Fermin festival, one black bull ran ahead of the rest of the pack of six fighting bulls and six steers from the Garcigrande ranch.
The huge black bull flipped one runner high into the air and then careened into a pack of runners cowering on the pavement, toppling them over.
The two goring victims, both from the local Navarra region - a 46-year-old man pierced in the right thigh and a 34-year-old man speared in the left thigh - were taken to hospital for treatment, organisers said.
Neither were considered to be seriously hurt in the run, the fourth of eight daily, adrenaline-charged dashes through Pamplona's cobbled streets. The runs are the main feature of the July 6-14 fiesta, which dates back to the Middle Ages.
Emergency workers took another five people to hospital with bruises, none of whom were judged to be in a serious condition, organisers said.
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