A teacher and at least 22 elementary students were taken hostage by a subject who was allegedly under the influence.
According to police authorities, the event took place on Thursday morning, when an individual entered the private school 'Hispanoamericano', located in the town of Pontoroque, in the municipality of Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, about 15 minutes from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Shortly after 10:45 in the morning, the subject who was later identified as Arnoldo (N) entered the school cafeteria when the primary school children were at recess.
The individual, about 45 years old, took two children in his . . .
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