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Matador gored to death by a bull in Spain

A matador has died after being gored by a bull in Spain. Victor Barrio, a 29-year-old professiona...
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08.07 10 Jul 2016


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Matador gored to death by a bull in Spain

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08.07 10 Jul 2016


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A matador has died after being gored by a bull in Spain.

Victor Barrio, a 29-year-old professional bullfighter, was killed when the animal's horn pierced his chest in front of an audience.

He was competing in the town of Teruel in the eastern region of Aragon, and the fight was also being broadcast live on TV at the time of his death.

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Barrio had been trying to attract the bull using a manoeuvre known as "muletazo", when the bull caught him off guard.

He is the first bullfighter to die in the ring in the country since the 80s.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy paid tribute to Victor Barrio on Twitter last night expressing his condolences to the fighter's family and colleagues.

Elsewhere in Spain, a 28-year-old was killed during a bull-run in a village near Valencia.

A 33-year-old Japanese man was also gored in the chest and a 24-year-old Spanish man in the arm, while several other suffered minor injuries, during the San Fermín festival in Pamplona yesterday.


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