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An Adelaide woman will run naked through the streets of Pamplona in protest at the annual running of the bulls in the Spanish city. Lauren Bowey, 21, will join hundreds of other animal rights activists in a nude run through Pamplona on July 5. The nude run, organised by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), is in protest at Pamplona's annual running of the bulls. "Most people don't realise that the same bulls who are forced to run through the streets of Pamplona wind up being tormented, stabbed and slaughtered in the bullring later that night," Ms...

MADRID (AFP) - The annual "running of the bulls" in the northern Spanish town of Pamplona could get some serious competition this year, in the form of a rival run by naked humans protesting cruelty to animals. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) group, which has protested against the event in the past, even announced that it was asking the town authorities to replace the traditional bull-chase with its "running of the nudes." The nine-day San Fermin festival, due to start on July 6, traditionally involves hundreds of runners, including many tourists, trying to outrace a herd...

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Last Updated: Monday, 14 July, 2003, 11:59 GMT 12:59 UK Pamplona hotel bomb defusedThe Pamplona festival attracts thousands of people A bomb has been defused at a busy tourist hotel in the Spanish town of Pamplona, after a warning by Basque separatist group ETA. Thousands of tourists are in Pamplona for the annual bull-running festival.The 4kg (9lb) device had been left in a bin in a women's toilet at the 100-bed Maisonnave hotel in the town centre. The Navarre regional government said the device was made safe after the warning. Spanish news agency Efe said the bomb had been left...

<p>MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Spanish police have deactivated a powerful bomb in a Pamplona hotel they say was placed by the Basque separatist group ETA.</p> <p>The hotel was filled with visitors attending the annual San Fermin Fiesta which includes the famed running of the bulls, authorities said. No one was injured.</p>

<p>In Pamplona, Spain, this week, brave men are being gored and trampled in the traditional running of the bulls. The 400-year-old ritual goes on for a week. Each day, ill-tempered bulls are let loose in the street and take three to four minutes to run the half mile to the bull ring, where they will eventually face battle with a professional bullfighter. The sport usually involves drunken men of all ages throwingthemselves in the imminent path of the bulls, and then trying to avoid death or a certain act that is no longer illegal in Texas.</p>

In Pamplona, Spain, this week, brave men are being gored and trampled in the traditional running of the bulls. The 400-year-old ritual goes on for a week. Each day, ill-tempered bulls are let loose in the street, where they take three to four minutes to run the half mile to the bull ring and eventually face battle with a professional bullfighter. The sport usually involves drunken men of all ages throwing themselves in the imminent path of the bulls, and then trying to avoid death or a certain act that is no longer illegal in Texas. According to the ancient...

An Australian and two Americans were gored by bulls during the second day of the running of the bulls in Pamplona. Australian Nick Headlam was injured as he was rammed into a fence by a 1,300lb bull. But in true Aussie style, the 29-year-old laughed and saluted to the crowd as he was stretchered away along the cobbled streets, covered in blood and with a drip attacked to his arm. One of the gored Americans, veteran Pamplona runner Al Chesson, 57, spent a terrifying half-minute being thrown around and jabbed by a snorting bull in the narrow alley leading into...

Outdoor Life Network will carry coverage of the Running of the Bulls on tape delay each night in prime-time on cable and satellite:Running of the Bulls July 7 from 7-8pm ET, July 8-15 from 7:30-8pm ET, July 16 from 7-8pm ETIf you thought the action in the Peleton was fierce, it's nothing compared to the thunderous sounds of 1800-pound beasts chasing you for a half mile through the narrow streets of Pamplona. You won't want to miss coverage of the 2003 Running of the Bulls. OLN presents all of the exhilarating action from the Fiesta de San Fermin.

PAMPLONA, Spain -- Bulls gored two Americans and an Australian Tuesday on the second day of Pamplona's annual runs with the bulls. One of the gored Americans, Al Chesson, 57, from Pittsburgh, Pa., spent a terrifying half-minute being thrown around in the narrow alley leading into the bull ring that marks the end of the run. "It was like King Kong tossing coins," the former U.S. Marine and marathon runner said in the hospital, as he awaited surgery. Chesson was gored twice in the right thigh and once in the groin. The other gored American was identified as Dallas Hatchcock,...

PAMPLONA, Spain - Bulls gored two Americans and an Australian Tuesday on the second day of Pamplona's annual runs with the bulls. One of the gored Americans, Al Chesson, 57, from Pittsburgh, Pa., spent a terrifying half-minute being thrown around in the narrow alley leading into the bull ring that marks the end of the run. "It was like King Kong tossing coins," the former U.S. Marine and marathon runner said in the hospital, as he awaited surgery. Chesson was gored twice in the right thigh and once in the groin. The other gored American was identified as Dallas Hatchcock,...

Animal rights activists stripped naked to protest against the running of bulls through the streets of Pamplona, condemning one of Spain's most famous traditions as cruel to animals. Activists from all over Western Europe had planned to run nude along the route for the annual bull runs, but police in the northern Spanish city said the protest was unauthorized and blocked their way. About 20 men and women went ahead with the protest near the city center however, stripping completely. Some put on plastic horns or fake bull's heads. They were joined by scores of other protesters who kept on...

Last Updated: Saturday, 5 July, 2003, 18:19 GMT 19:19 UK Naked protest at Spain bull run Some campaigners broke past police to complete the bull run naked Animal rights activists have stripped naked to protest against the running of bulls through the northern Spanish city of Pamplona. Activists from all over Western Europe had planned to run nude along the route for the annual event, which begins on Sunday, but police said the protest was unauthorised and blocked their way. But about 20 men and women managed to breach the police cordon near the city centre and stripped off completely....