Sabkush Headlines: Bloody Day For Pamplona Bull Runners, Two Gored, Five HospitalizedBloody Day For Pamplona Bull Runners, Two Gored, Five Hospitalized
It may not look like it but the man lying squashed underneath a 1,000lb angry bull has got off lightly. He was not seriously hurt, but two other men were badly gored during the famous running of the bulls at Spains famed San Fermin fiesta today. At least five other people were hospitalised after falling or being trampled by the animals, officials said, Thousands took part in the dash to keep ahead of six fighting bulls and six bell-tinkling steers tasked with keeping the beasts together along the 930-yard course from a holding pen to the northern towns bullring. The run lasted just under four minutes and produced panic when some bulls separated from the pack. A bull falls on a runner during the Pamplona festival, which is a symbol of Spanish culture but has been condemned by animal rights groups A runner is knocked down by a Cebada Gago fighting bull at Estafeta Corner during the second running of the bulls on the third day of the San Fermin festival One stopped just before entering the bullring and paced in circles threateningly while staring at the runners. Television images showed the first runner being gored in the chest and hurled like a rag doll to the cobblestones of one of the narrow streets where the bull run takes place in Pamplonas historical old quarter. He remained on the ground dazed until he was taken away by rescue workers. One man sustained serious injuries after being gored in the thorax, while a second man was gored in the left leg but was in better condition, said Fernando Boneta, a doctor at Navarra Hospital. The more seriously injured man was a 22-year-old Spaniard, while the other goring victim was a 43-year old man from Dublin, authorities said. The men were identified only by their initials.
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