PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - The bell tolls - eight chimes. A fuse is lit and a rocket takes off. The pen doors open and out burst 12 behemoths - six bulls and six steers - working their pace up to a gallop, hooves thundering on the cobbled streets.
The bell tolls - eight chimes. A fuse is lit and a rocket takes off. The pen doors open and out burst 12 behemoths - six bulls and six steers - working their pace up to a gallop, hooves thundering on the cobbled streets. On cue, throngs of white-clad runners begin to sprint. They glance back, ready to dodge the charging beasts' piked horns with balletic moves defying a gory demise. Enraptured onlookers cheer on from balconies above.
By Susana Vera and David Latona PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - The bell tolls - eight chimes. A fuse is lit and a rocket takes off. The pen doors open an.
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By Susana Vera and David Latona PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - The bell tolls - eight chimes. A fuse is lit and a rocket takes off. The pen doors open an.