Man gored in the rear as Spain's traditional running - PHOTO+VIDEO

The bull charged at the man and attacked him with its horns as he lay on the ground, surrounded by concerned onlookers.The shocking moment occurred during the Bous a la Mar (Bulls in the Sea) festival, in Denia, near Alicanta, on the eastern coast of Spain, in which men emerge from protective barriers and encourage bulls to chase them.The festival was taking place as thousands of runners raced alongside fighting bulls through the streets of the northern Spanish city of Pamplona.Jose Aldaba, a spokesman for Spain's Red Cross, said four people were taken to a city hospital for injuries sustained in the 8am run, the first of the annual San Fermin festival, which is now in its second day. One was gored in the thigh.A statement from the Navarra regional government said all four were Spanish but none was in serious condition.The controversial running of the bulls festival sees people racing with the bulls along a narrow 850 metre course from a holding pen to the city bull ring. The run itself lasted just over two minutes.Dozens of people are injured each year in the 'encierros,' as the runs are called in Spanish. Most get hurt in falls.(dailymail.co.uk)Bakudaily.az