40 hurt as bull charges crowd
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August 20, 2010, Friday
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A BULL leapt into the packed grandstands of a Spanish bullring and ran amok, charging and trampling spectators and leaving 40 people injured, regional officials said yesterday.
Video showed the bull jumping several meters high out of the ring, clearing two barriers before landing in the stands and raising a panic as he lurched through the screaming crowd.
The 500-kilogram animal was brought under control by bull handlers after several minutes and later killed.
The incident occurred on Wednesday at the Tafalla arena in the northern region of Navarra during an event attended by about 3,500 spectators, in which mostly young people try to get a bull to charge at them so they can dodge it. Unlike standard bullfights, bulls are not killed in these events.
The injured included a 10-year-old boy in intensive care.
Video showed the bull jumping several meters high out of the ring, clearing two barriers before landing in the stands and raising a panic as he lurched through the screaming crowd.
The 500-kilogram animal was brought under control by bull handlers after several minutes and later killed.
The incident occurred on Wednesday at the Tafalla arena in the northern region of Navarra during an event attended by about 3,500 spectators, in which mostly young people try to get a bull to charge at them so they can dodge it. Unlike standard bullfights, bulls are not killed in these events.
The injured included a 10-year-old boy in intensive care.
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