A fighting bull has gored two people and spread panic in a hair-raising final running of the bulls at Spain's San Fermin festival.
Hundreds of people dashed alongside the six bulls through the cobblestone streets of Pamplona in Monday's eighth run.
There were spine-chilling moments when one bull, named Olivito, separated from the pack and charged three runners, two Australians and a Spaniard, pinning them against walls and barriers while trying to gore them.
The 595kg bull became separated from the herd after it slipped and crashed headlong into a wall. Seeming disorientated, it then charged a group of runners who thought they had avoided the stampede.
It then set its sights on one young man, believed to be a 26-year-old Australian called JG, repeatedly butting him and pinning him against a wall.
As the man lifted his legs in a bid to protect himself from the onslaught, the bull thrust one of its horns through his left thigh, tearing off a large chunk of flesh.
He managed to escape to safety behind a wooden barrier, but not before the furious bull gored him again as he clambered over the fence at which point he was taken to hospital for surgery.
Festival spokeswoman Lucinda Poole described his condition as 'grave' having suffered injuries to his abdomen and his left thigh.
'He is being operated on in traumatology in the hospital complex and they say the condition is grave, which translated to English probably means extremely serious,' Ms Poole said.
The regional government of Navarra said a 24-year-old Australian man, from Grenfell in New South Wales, was also gored in the right thigh but is reportedly doing well and is due to be released from hospital. A 21-year-old Spaniard from Navarra was also gored three times.
Ouch! There were spine-chilling moments when one bull separated from the pack and charged three runners, pinning them against walls and barriers while trying to gore them
Stampede: Hundreds of people dashed alongside the herd of bulls through the cobblestone streets of Pamplona in Monday's eighth run
Brutal: Several men have already been gored by bulls during this year's festival but Monday's run, the eighth and last, was particularly brutal
Navarra hospital's Dr. Oscar Gorria said two men were gored in the legs. He said five people were also hospitalized for other injuries. There were no immediate details on their identities.
Several men have already been gored by bulls during this year's festival but Monday's run, the eighth and last, was particularly brutal.
One of the six bulls broke away from the others and charged several runners, lifting two of them off the ground on its horns and ripping through their legs.
Other participants tried to distract the bull and eventually herded it into the ring. The runs usually last between three to five minutes, and the bulls then appear in an evening bullfight, when they are killed.
Bull baiting: One of the bulls broke away from the others and charged several runners, lifting two of them off the ground on its horns and ripping through their legs
Fierce: The bull attacked the man with such ferocity that he sent bits of wall flying as he rammed the helpless participant
Focused: The bull set his attention on this one reveler, who stood little chance against its mighty horns
Angry: This runner was particularly unfortunate as the bull managed to put its horn straight through his leg
Agony: The man managed to escape, but not before it tore a a chunk of skin from his leg
Five other men were injured in Monday's run.
Nine men were still in hospital on Sunday recovering from injuries from the past week, according to the Navarra region's hospital authorities.
One of them was Bill Hillmann, an American who co-wrote a book called 'Fiesta: How To Survive The Bulls of Pamplona'. He was gored in the thigh after he tripped and fell.
Many participants drink and dance all night before taking part in the 8 a.m. (0600 GMT) event, though local authorities have tried to clamp down on reckless behaviour in recent years.
Pinned down: But the bull again caught the man and pinned him to a barrier as others tried to ward him off
Lucky escape: Finally, with the help of a few police officers, the man managed to get behind the fence where he was promptly taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries
Fear: The bull would not give up its hunt for the man who had so infuriated it and continued ramming him against the fence
Dangerous selfie: Spanish media said over the weekend that Pamplona police were looking for a young man who was seen trying to get a dangerous 'selfie' photo of himself on his phone as he ran inches in front of the bulls
Tradition: The fiesta dates back to the 13th century and was depicted in Ernest Hemingway's novel 'The Sun Also Rises'
Spanish media said over the weekend that Pamplona police were looking for a young man who was seen trying to get a dangerous 'selfie' photo of himself on his phone as he ran inches in front of the bulls.
He could be fined up to 3,000 euros ($4,100) if they find he endangered other runners.
A 27-year-old man from Madrid was the last person to be killed during a Pamplona bull run after being gored in the neck in 2009. There have been 14 fatalities over the past century at the fiesta, which dates back to the 13th century and was depicted in Ernest Hemingway's novel 'The Sun Also Rises'.

source: http://www.ralphcrown.com/2014/07/gory-scenes-in-pamplona-eye-watering.html