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Julio Aparicio GORED IN THROAT During Bullfight

Julio Aparicio, one of Spain's most famous matadors, was gored in the throat today during a bullfight. The horrific injury has left him in critical condition:

"[The horn] went though the tongue and penetrated the roof of the mouth, fracturing the jawbone," one of the medics who worked on Aparicio told AFP news in Madrid.

[UPDATE: After two operations, it appears leading surgeon Maximo Garcia Pedros has saved Aparicio's life. The bull, however, was quickly killed by other matadors.]

The incident took place during the Festival of Saint Isidro, considered to be the most important event in the bullfighting calendar, at the Plaza de Toros las Ventas bullring, which can seat up to 24,000 people.

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Spanish bullfighter recovering after throat goring

Spanish bullfighter Julio Aparicio, who was gored in the throat by a bull last week, has left intensive care in a Madrid hospital.

The October 12th Hospital says in a statement Monday that Aparicio's condition is "evolving favorably" and that his prognosis is "less serious."

Aparicio suffered the grotesque goring Friday evening during a bullfight at Madrid's Las Ventas bullring.

The matador lost his balance and fell to the ground and in an instant the bull drove his right horn through Aparicio's throat and out his mouth.

The beast withdrew the horn rapidly and Aparicio managed to run to the side of the ring for help.

Aparicio was initially treated at the ring's emergency medical unit, then transferred to the October 12th Hospital.

In this photo made Friday, May 21, 2010, Spanish matador Julio Aparicio is carried to infirmary after being gored by a bull during a bullfight during the San Isidro Feria at the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid. Aparicio underwent surgery and is out of critical danger.

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