2 dead and 11 injured in horrific scenes at Mexican running of the bulls festival

Two people were killed and nearly a dozen injured at a Mexican take on Spain’s famous running of the bulls festival — with terrifying footage capturing people getting tossed and gored by the rampaging animals.The people were run down Saturday on the streets of Huamantla, where 21 fighting bulls were released onto the streets amidst thrill-seekers trying their luck at dodging through the angry animals.Juan Manuel Filomeno Herrera, 29, was among the crowd, but was run down by a bull that fatally gored him through the chest and leg with its horns, according to the US Sun.Footage apparently showed the Huamantla local evading a bull in the street as live music played — before he tripped and the crowd’s cheers turned to screams.The bull leapt at Herrera and began tossing him about as he scrambled to get away, but soon there was blood pouring from his body and across the street as wranglers rushed to corral the animal.Spectators leapt to aid Herrera, who was left motionless on the ground, with a trail of blood following him as he was dragged away before succumbing to his wounds.Other footage showed a woman getting run down by a bull and tossed against the festival stands, but she managed to get away without sustaining any fatal injuries.At least 11 people suffered various injuries from bulls but survived, the Sun reported.Luis Xolocotzi Ramirez, 57, was not so lucky, however, and died of head and chest injuries after being caught by a bull.This year’s deaths were the first in eight years at Huamantla’s bull-running festival.The festival has been held since 1953 in the city, which has some of Mexico’s richest bullfighting and breeding history.But this year’s fatalities have left some questioning the value of the dangerous tradition.“At what point does tradition become thoughtlessness, violence and negligence?” one commenter, Bruno Gonzalez, wrote on Facebook, according to the Sun.“And when it becomes that, is it worth perpetuating it over time?” he ...