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| A young man - reported to be British - has been gored to death in the traditional running of the bulls in Pamplona, northern Spain. | |
| The man was gored in the neck on Friday, during the fourth bull run of the San Fermin festival. Three other runners were injured in the incident. | |
| Spanish media said the British man had emergency surgery in hospital but died of his injuries. He has not been named. | |
| The last fatal goring at the week-long festival was in 1995. | |
| A light-brown bull called Capuchino ploughed into a group of runners and spectators on Friday after getting separated from the main pack. | |
| The BBC's Steve Kingstone in Madrid says the running of the bulls - opposed by animal rights activists - is a defining event in Spanish culture. | The BBC's Steve Kingstone in Madrid says the running of the bulls - opposed by animal rights activists - is a defining event in Spanish culture. |
| Popularised by the writer Ernest Hemingway, it attracts thousands of foreign tourists each year - many of whom choose to take part. | Popularised by the writer Ernest Hemingway, it attracts thousands of foreign tourists each year - many of whom choose to take part. |
| Friday's incident happened close to the start of the 850-metre (yard) run through the streets of Pamplona. | Friday's incident happened close to the start of the 850-metre (yard) run through the streets of Pamplona. |