The nine-day San Fermin festival, which dates back to medieval times, features concerts, religious processions, folk dancing, and round-the-clock drinking. Two Australians aged 27 and 30, as well as a 25-year-old Spaniard, were gored during the final bull run of the festival on Sunday by a half-ton fighting bull which became separated from the pack moments into the run and began charging people in its way, regional health authorities said. That brought to eight the total number of daredevils who were gored by a bull during this year's fiesta. In addition to the eight men who were gored, another 27 people were taken to hospital for broken bones and bruises suffered during the bull runs. The last death was in 2009 when a bull gored a 27-year-old Spaniard in the neck, heart and lungs.

Source: Philippine Star July 14, 2019 22:18 UTC