10 July 2014

2 gored in 4th bull-run of Spain's San Fermin

Spanish bullfighter Juan del Alamo kills a bull with his sword during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."
A fighting bull gored two Spaniards and tossed several others into the air in a frantic fourth running of the bulls Thursday at Spain's San Fermin festival in Pamplona.

A Navarra regional government statement said the two men were gored in the leg and another five people were taken to Pamplona hospitals for minor injuries sustained in the 8 a.m. dash Thursday.
The gorings were caused by a lone bull that raced ahead of the pack, raising panic among the hundreds of screaming runners along the 930-yard (850-meter) course from a holding pen to Pamplona's bull ring.
Spanish bullfighter Ivan Fandino performs during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."

The morning runs are the highlight of the nine-day street-partying festival, which was immortalized in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises" and attracts thousands of foreign tourists.
Dozens of people are injured each year in the runs, most of them in falls.
Fifteen people have died from gorings since record-keeping began in 1924.
Four Spaniards and one American have been gored so far in this year's festival but only one, a Spaniard, was said to be in serious condition.
The six bulls used in each run are invariably killed in afternoon bullfights in the ring. 
(AP)
Spanish bullfighter Ivan Fandino performs during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."
Spanish bullfighter Ivan Fandino is gored by a bull during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."
A bull is seen in the arena during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."
Revelers dressing as bullfighter, wait to start the running of the bulls, at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part in some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises".
A runner is helped by medical assistants at the end of the running of the bull with "Garcigrande'' fighting bulls, at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part in some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises".
Revelers run ahead of Garcigrande fighting bulls before they enter the bull ring, during the running of the bulls, at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part in some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."
A runner falls, bottom, as revelers run ahead Garcigrande fighting bulls before they come into in the bull ring, during the running of the bulls, at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part in some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."
Revelers run ahead of ''Garcigrande'' fighting bulls before they come into in the bull ring, during the running of the bulls, at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part in some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises".
Revelers run ahead of ''Garcigrande'' fighting bulls on the way to the bull ring, during the running of the bulls, at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part in some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises".
Revelers and a Garcigrande fighting bull run during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part in some of the eight days of the running of the bulls.
Revelers fall as Garcigrande fighting bulls run during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part in some of the eight days of the running of the bulls.
Spanish bullfighter Ivan Fandino performs during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."
Spanish bullfighter Juan del Alamo kills a bull with his sword during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."