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Siete corneados por las Corridas de Toros de Pamplona
El encierro o la corrida de toros en Pamplona, España es un evento muy famoso.
Como cada año, varios de los más de 800.000 turistas y otros participantes fueron dañados por los toros. Trece personas, siete de ellas corneadas por los toros, fueron llevadas a hospitales y tres tuvieron que someterse a operaciones.
Los toros son liberados de una cerca a 800 metros de la plaza. Generalmente, los toros corren cerca uno de los otros, pero esta vez se separaron, que resultó más peligroso para los corredores. Desde 1924, al menos 13 personas han muerto en corridas de toro de Pamplona.
La corrida es parte de la Fiesta de San Fermín, que dura nueve días y se hizo famosa luego de que Ernest Hemingway describiera la corrida en The Sun Also Rises, su libro de 1926. La corrida termina en la plaza de toros, donde los matadores se encargan de los toros.
Activistas a favor de los animales protestaron a la corrida de toros ya que creen que la tradición es cruel.
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The article in English
Seven gored in the Pamplona bull run
The running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, is a very famous event.
As in other years, several of the more than 800,000 tourists and other participants were injured by the bulls. Thirteen people have been taken to hospital, seven of them gored by the bulls, and three had to undergo surgery.
The bulls have been released approximately 800 meters from the arena. Usually the bulls run close to each other, but this time they scattered which proved more dangerous for the runners. At least 13 people died in the Pamplona bull run since 1924.
The running of the bulls is part of the festival of San Fermín which lasts for nine days and which became famous after Ernest Hemingway described the bull run in The Sun Also Rises, his 1926 book. The running of the bulls finishes in the bullring, where matadors take care of the bulls.
Animal rights activists protested against the bull run as they believe this to be a cruel tradition.
