MADRID, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Five people were injured in the second running of the bulls (encierro) at the San Fermin fiestas in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona on Saturday morning, local health authorities said.
Two of the injured were gored as the six bulls ran the 875 meters from their holding pens to the city bullring -- one was gored in his gluteus, while the other was injured in the left arm. The other three injured suffered cuts and bruises following falls.
Saturday's "encierro" follows Friday's opening run in which three people, including two American tourists, were taken to hospital after being gored.
The San Fermin fiestas were made famous by writer Ernest Hemingway in the 1920s.
This year's celebrations are expected to bring around 150 million euros (about 171 million U.S. dollars) into the city, which includes a programme of over 400 cultural events.
They are also being protected by 3,500 police with special measures taken to prevent both sexual assaults and any possible terrorist attacks, with concrete blocks placed at the entry of many pedestrian walkways and bust streets to prevent any possible attacks using vehicles.
