San Fermin bull run underway in Spanish town of Pamplona

Thousands of Spaniards and foreigners converged to the city plaza in Pamplona as firework blasted off to launch this year's annual San Fermin bull-running festival. Each year, the festival of San Fermin officially begins at midday on July 6 every year and the first bull run takes place the following day. People run ahead of six fighting bulls in a narrow street. The length of the run is roughly 846 meters and the average time of the run from start to finish is about three minutes.An Australian tourist and a Spanish runner were slightly injured during the first bull run of the nine-day festivities which attract large numbers of foreign participants and tourists each year.It is worth mentioning that the festival dates back to the 13th century.