Bull Gores Runner During San Fermin Festival; 12 Injured

A runner was gored in the face during a bull run at Spain’s San Fermin festival on Saturday. Many other runners were lucky not to be seriously hurt. The event took place in Pamplona, where six bulls and some steers raced down narrow streets filled with excited people.

The bulls knocked several runners down, causing chaos as some fell and created pileups. The run lasted about two and a half minutes, ending at the bull ring where bullfighters will later kill the bulls. One runner needed medical attention after being struck by a horn, while twelve others had minor injuries. An American runner from Florida broke his ankle but plans to continue participating.

A black bull separated from the group early in the run and charged into people, hitting one person in the face. Many runners did not notice the bulls coming up behind them and simply pushed them away instead of running. This run was the fifth of the eight-day festival, which celebrates 100 years since the publication of Ernest Hemingway’s novel “The Sun Also Rises.”

There have been no deaths at the bull runs since 2009, but injuries are common, especially with many inexperienced runners joining the event.

How much do you know?

Where did the bull run take place?

Madrid

Barcelona

Pamplona

Valencia

How many bulls raced down the streets during the event?

Four

Six

Eight

Ten

How long did the run last?

One minute

Two and a half minutes

Three minutes

Five minutes

What type of injuries did the runners sustain?

Severe injuries

Minor injuries

No injuries

Only psychological injuries

What was the occasion for the festival?

100 years since the publication of a novel

200 years since the founding of the city

50 years of bullfighting

The anniversary of Hemingway's birth

From which state did the American runner who broke his ankle come?

California

Florida

Texas

New York

The bull run was the first event of the eight-day festival.

True False

Many runners were seriously injured during the bull run.

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An American runner suffered a broken ankle.

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There have been no deaths at the bull runs since 2015.

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The run ended at a bull ring.

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The bulls in the run included steers.

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The event took place in .

The run lasted about two and a half minutes, ending at the bull ring where will later kill the bulls.

The bull run was the fifth of the festival.

An American runner from Florida broke his ankle but plans to continue .

There have been no deaths at the bull runs since .

Many inexperienced runners are the event.

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