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Traditional "Huamantlada" leaves 19 wounded
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by Pat Garcia | August 25, 2008 at 08:37 am
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The Huamantlada is similar to Spain's Pamplonada where several bulls are released into the street an amateurs pretend to be "toreros" bullfighters. To reduce the number of wounded wooden fences are placed to protect people watching on sidewalks, but this time the bull got out of these boundaries and some people actually fell in from those fences. I know many like this kind of adrenaline but what about the families of those who are wounded, maybe this should be forbidden. Huamantla has other traditions like "La noche que nadie duerme" The night nobody sleeps decorating the streets with colored sawdust.
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At least 19 people have been injured during the annual running of the bulls in the Mexican city of Huamantla.
HUAMANTLA, TLAXCALA.-The 55th edition of traditional Huamantlada left 19 wounded by bull horn, three of them seriously wounded as informed by Health State Authorities.
Francisco Javier Téllez Morales, Director of Health Services at the Regional Hospital of Huamantla that belongs to the SESA ( Secretary of Health) informed the fact that among the wounded is a paramedic that was reached by the bull when it went out of the circuit.
José Luis Cabrera Pérez, Subcoordinator of rescue at Red Cross Delegation, "practically had a skull lesion on the right side of his head.
HUAMANTLA, TLAXCALA.- La edición 55 de la tradicional Huamantlada dejó 19 lesionados por asta de toro, tres de ellos de gravedad, informaron autoridades de salud estatales.
Francisco Javier Téllez Morales, director de Servicios de Salud del Hospital Regional de Huamantla, perteneciente a la Secretaría de Salud (Sesa) estatal, señaló que entre los heridos se encuentra un paramédico, quien fue alcanzado por un toro que se salió del circuito.
Se trata de José Luis Cabrera Pérez, subcoordinador de socorros de la delegación de la Cruz Roja, quien "prácticamente tuvo una lesión en el cráneo, en la cabeza del lado derecho".
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at 09:44 on August 25th, 2008
patgarcia, I like this story.
This seems like a pretty frightening experience for all concerned - humans and bulls.
at 10:04 on August 25th, 2008
patgarcia, I like this story. It's good stuff.
In the name of traditions and culture we do some times do rather creasy things and may want to change our traditions for new once that may be better. ad just as traditional.
THEN again, money is involved and big tourist dollars or Pesos.
at 10:09 on August 25th, 2008
patgarcia, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 13:53 on August 25th, 2008
patgarcia, I like this story.
at 13:57 on August 25th, 2008
Tragic. You'd think people would learn from year to year and develop some sort of padded pants. Thanks for the story.
at 15:46 on August 25th, 2008
patgarcia, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 18:12 on August 25th, 2008
Thanks to everyone for all the flags, I don't know why I can't post replies sometimes. I hope this one goes through