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The San Fermín Festival, famous for the running of the bulls, got under way in Pamplona on Saturday with the firing of the Chupinazo rocket from the city hall balcony at the stroke of noon. Tens of thousands of spectators crowded the square, most of them dressed in traditional white, waving red scarves and shouting “Viva San Fermín.” RTVE state television carried the ceremony of the increasingly controversial but popular event live. “I’m very moved. My father always watched it on television and dreamed of being here one day, He didn’t manage it, and he’s no longer with us. I’m here for him,” a…

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