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| Spanish bull festival claims 12th life after 66-year-old is 'gored in the heart' | |
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| A man has died after being 'gored in the heart' at a bull run in Spain. | |
| The 66-year-old was taking part in a village festival in Segovia, a province northwest of Madrid, when he was charged by the animal and dragged several metres across the ground. | The 66-year-old was taking part in a village festival in Segovia, a province northwest of Madrid, when he was charged by the animal and dragged several metres across the ground. |
| A video of the incident was posted on Spanish news websites. This brings the latest death toll by goring in Spanish festivals this year to a dozen, making it one of the deadliest in the sport’s history. | A video of the incident was posted on Spanish news websites. This brings the latest death toll by goring in Spanish festivals this year to a dozen, making it one of the deadliest in the sport’s history. |
| Last week in Lerin, a town in Navarre, footage filmed by a spectator showed the moment a young bull charged a 29-year-old and hit him in the stomach. | Last week in Lerin, a town in Navarre, footage filmed by a spectator showed the moment a young bull charged a 29-year-old and hit him in the stomach. |
| The man was airlifted to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. | The man was airlifted to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. |
| In July, a French tourist died during a bull-running event in Alicante. The death came as Spain's most famous bull-running festival, San Fermin in Pamplona, concluded. | In July, a French tourist died during a bull-running event in Alicante. The death came as Spain's most famous bull-running festival, San Fermin in Pamplona, concluded. |
| And Francisco Rivera Ordóñez, one of Spain's star matadors, was rushed to hospital in serious condition after being gored through the groin during a contest in the north eastern town of Huesca. | And Francisco Rivera Ordóñez, one of Spain's star matadors, was rushed to hospital in serious condition after being gored through the groin during a contest in the north eastern town of Huesca. |
| The bull breeders' association UCTL said earlier this week that the number of deaths this year represented less than 0.1 per cent of participants, which number in the millions. | The bull breeders' association UCTL said earlier this week that the number of deaths this year represented less than 0.1 per cent of participants, which number in the millions. |
| Over the past few years attitudes have changed towards the treatment of bulls in Spain and its traditional events, such as the “bous a la mar” in the village of Denia, where the bull is chased into the sea. | Over the past few years attitudes have changed towards the treatment of bulls in Spain and its traditional events, such as the “bous a la mar” in the village of Denia, where the bull is chased into the sea. |
| Many of the new left-wing administrations in Spanish towns have pulled subsidies from events involving bulls, and are considering holding referendums on whether to continue them. | Many of the new left-wing administrations in Spanish towns have pulled subsidies from events involving bulls, and are considering holding referendums on whether to continue them. |
| Additional reporting by Reuters | Additional reporting by Reuters |
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