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Spanish bullfighter killed after goring in ring

Spanish bullfighter Victor Barrio pictured at the San Isidro Bullfighting Fair in Madrid in May
Spanish bullfighter Victor Barrio pictured at the San Isidro Bullfighting Fair in Madrid in May

A bullfighter was killed in Spain today as he competed in a bullring in the eastern region of Aragon.

Victor Barrio, a 29-year-old professional bullfighter, was killed when a bull's horn pierced his chest in front of spectators as he competed in a fight in the town of Teruel.

His death, shown live on television, was confirmed on the website of Madrid's Las Ventas bullring, where Mr Barrio began as an apprentice bullfighter in 2010.

He is the first Spanish bullfighter to die in a ring since the turn of the century.