Two water buffaloes fight in the resort town of Do Son in northern port city of Haiphong, Vietnam on Saturday. (AP photo)HANOI -- A traditional water buffalo fight in northern Vietnam was suspended after an animal attacked and killed its owner, in the first human fatality since the sport resumed after the Vietnam War. Several buffalo have died in the fights that pit the animals against each other, but Saturday's death was the first human fatality since the fights resumed, Mr Viet said Monday. The buffalo at first chased the owner of the other animal but failed to catch him and then turned on its owner, who died several hours later from multiple wounds, Mr Viet said. Mr Viet said two qualification fights and the finals to be held in September were suspended.

Source: Bangkok Post July 03, 2017 05:03 UTC