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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 (2,805ft) run through the streets of Pamplona. | |
Fifteen people have died from injuries at the Pamplona fiesta since 1922. | |
Before Friday's fatality two North Americans were gored to death - in 1980 and 1995 - and a veteran Spanish bull-runner died after a fall in 2003, Spain's El Mundo news website reports. | |
The festival was made world-famous by Hemingway's 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises. |