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Spain’s Tomatina food fight returns after Covid hiatus

Thousands of revellers hurled some 130 tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes at each other on Wednesday in the eastern Spanish town of Bunol, as the “Tomatina" festival celebrated its 75th edition after a two-year lapse due to the pandemic.

The tomato fight started at midday (1000 GMT), when six trucks loaded with tomatoes drove through the main street, distributing the sappy projectiles for an hour while partygoers threw them and covered each other in red juice.