One runner gored in the face at Spain’s San Fermin bull run festival
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Key Points:
- During the chaotic bull run at Spain’s San Fermin festival, one runner was gored in the face while 12 others received medical treatment for various injuries.
- Six bulls and accompanying steers charged through crowded narrow streets in Pamplona, causing multiple pileups and knocking runners to the cobblestones during the two-and-a-half-minute run.
- A black bull broke away early in the 875-meter run and struck a group of people, hitting one runner in the side of the face with a horn.
- The festival, marking its fifth morning run out of eight days, coincides with the 100th anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s novel “The Sun Also Rises,” which helped popularize the event internationally.
- While no deaths have occurred since 2009, injuries are common due to the mix of inexperienced foreign tourists and seasoned local runners participating in the event.
