MADRID — A hospital official says Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla is recovering from a five hour operation to repair his face after a terrifying goring in the northeastern city of Zaragoza.
Television images showed the moment when the bull's left horn ripped into Padilla's lower jaw to emerge beside his protruding eyeball as spectators screamed in horror.
The spokesman said Padilla had suffered eye, bone, muscle and skin damage when the bull pinned him to the ground and gored him. He spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday on condition of anonymity in keeping with hospital rules.
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TV footage also showed Padilla getting up from the ring, his face gushing blood, as the bull was distracted by bullring assistants.