PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Officials in the Spanish city of Pamplona are seeking to reassure women that its annual bull-running festival this week is safe to attend after the assault of a young woman at the 2016 event sparked protests for tougher punishment of sex crimes.
The festival, a raucous, alcohol-fuelled event where mostly men volunteer to be chased by bulls down narrow streets, begins on Friday. Suggestions of a boycott have circulated on social media as anger persists over the 2016 attack carried out by five men who called themselves the "Wolf Pack".
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