Some thousands of people march along an avenue during a protest against sexual abuse in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, April 28, 2018. Women's rights groups protest after a court in Pamplona sentenced five men to nine years each in prison for sexual abuse, in what activists saw as a gang rape during the 2016 running of the bulls festival in Pamplona. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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MADRID (AP) - Tens of thousands of people have marched in northern Spain for a third consecutive day to protest the acquittal of five men on gang rape charges.
Local police in Pamplona estimated the size of the crowd at Saturday's march was 35,000.
An 18-year-old woman was attacked during the city's famed San Fermin bull-running festival in 2016.
The five men, whose members named their WhatsApp group "The Pack," were convicted Thursday on a lesser felony of sexual abuse and sentenced to nine years each in prison. Lawyers say the victim is appealing.
The court's decision has also prompted thousands of women to share their experiences of abuse on Twitter under the hashtag #cuentalo, Spanish for #tell it.
The Spanish government has announced plans to convene discussions on possible legal reforms.
Women hold up their hands as they shout slogans during a protest in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, April 28, 2018. Women's rights groups protest after a court in Pamplona sentenced five men to nine years each in prison for sexual abuse in what activists saw as a gang rape during the 2016 running of the bulls festival in Pamplona.(AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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A demonstrator holds up a sign painted with the faces of a group known ''La Manada'' or Pack Leader, reading, ''Male Violator to the Crusher'' during a protest in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, April 28, 2018. Women's rights groups protested Thursday after a court in Pamplona sentenced five men to nine years each in prison for sexual abuse in what activists saw as a gang rape during the 2016 running of the bulls festival in Pamplona. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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A plastic black bag painted with the word, ''Justice'' during a protest against sexual abuse in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, April 28, 2018. Women's rights groups protest after a court in Pamplona sentenced five men to nine years each in prison for sexual abuse in what activists saw as a gang rape during the 2016 running of the bulls festival in Pamplona. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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Women hold up a sign reading in basque language, ''Our Word'' as they shout slogans during a protest against sexual abuse in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, April 28, 2018. Women's rights groups protest after a court in Pamplona sentenced five men to nine years each in prison for sexual abuse in what activists saw as a gang rape during the 2016 running of the bulls festival in Pamplona.(AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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Masked women shout slogans during a protest against sexual abuse in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, April 28, 2018. Women's rights groups protest after a court in Pamplona sentenced five men to nine years each in prison for sexual abuse in what activists saw as a gang rape during the 2016 running of the bulls festival in Pamplona. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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Masked women shout slogans during a protest against sexual abuse in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, April 28, 2018. Women's rights groups protest after a court in Pamplona sentenced five men to nine years each in prison for sexual abuse in what activists saw as a gang rape during the 2016 running of the bulls festival in Pamplona. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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