The traditional ‘church run’ with the San Cajetan statue on festa day in Ħamrun will stay, it has been decided.

Festa aficionados expressed outrage last year at calls for the run to stop after the statue nearly fell to the ground during the run.

Talks were undertaken between the Church authorities and the Hamrun festa organisers and it was decided that the run should stay, sources said.

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