Daredevils run with charging bulls at Pamplona's famous San Fermín festival

Thousands of daredevils have run, skidded and tumbled out of the way of a stampeding group of bulls at the opening run of the San Fermín festival. Monday's was the first of nine morning bull runs during the famous celebrations held in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona. The bulls pounded along the twisting cobblestone streets in a run that usually lasts two to four minutes. Thousands of spectators watch from balconies and barricades along the course. The rest of each day is for eating, drinking, dancing and cultural entertainment, including bull fights where the animals that run in the morning are slain in the bull ring by professional matadors.