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Spain, bull festival: three dead impaled

Valencia, Spain) – Three people died in the last 24 hours in Spainincluding a French tourist after he had been impaled by bulls in the Region of Valencia. Two of the three victims, aged 50 and 56, died after being brutally attacked by animals in the outskirts of Valencia, where they are organized every year. Liberation of the bulls as part of the “Bous al carrer” celebrations. The third, a French tourist in her 60s, died after two weeks in hospital from a bruise in a village near Alicante.

Running of the bulls, a tradition in Spain especially in summer when many countries celebrate their patron saint, regularly claims victims in the country, despite the implementation of protocols aimed at avoiding this type of incident. The most famous running of the bulls takes place every year as part of San Firmino in Pamplona, ​​where hundreds of runners try to get as close to six as possible
Fighting bulls during an 850 meter dash in the city streets. This year, a total of five people were impaled during the celebrations, which ended on July 14, but no one was seriously injured. However, at least 16 people have died since data collection began in 1911