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| Spanish matador dies after being gored during bullfight | Spanish matador dies after being gored during bullfight |
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| Ivan Fandino lost his footing after tripping on his cape and suffered a fatal wound to the torso while performing in France | |
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| Sat 17 Jun 2017 22.44 BST | |
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| A Spanish bullfighter died after he tripped in the ring and was gored by the bull in south-western France, according to media reports. | A Spanish bullfighter died after he tripped in the ring and was gored by the bull in south-western France, according to media reports. |
| Ivan Fandino, 36, was taken to hospital, but later died from his injuries, Spanish news agency EFE reported, citing sources close to the Basque matador’s entourage. | Ivan Fandino, 36, was taken to hospital, but later died from his injuries, Spanish news agency EFE reported, citing sources close to the Basque matador’s entourage. |
| Fandino stumbled during a fight in Aire-sur-l’Adour on Saturday after he tripped on a cape used in a turn to engage and distract the specially bred fighting bull. The animal then pierced the matador’s torso with its horns, EFE said. | Fandino stumbled during a fight in Aire-sur-l’Adour on Saturday after he tripped on a cape used in a turn to engage and distract the specially bred fighting bull. The animal then pierced the matador’s torso with its horns, EFE said. |
| He is the second Spanish bullfighter to die in the ring in the past year. Victor Barrio was killed after being gored by a bull in front of spectators last July, the first time since the early 1990s a professional matador had died in the ring in Spain. | He is the second Spanish bullfighter to die in the ring in the past year. Victor Barrio was killed after being gored by a bull in front of spectators last July, the first time since the early 1990s a professional matador had died in the ring in Spain. |
| Every year several people die in Spanish summer festivals involving bulls running through towns or being chased in the countryside, which often attract tourists. | Every year several people die in Spanish summer festivals involving bulls running through towns or being chased in the countryside, which often attract tourists. |
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