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By: The opinion Posted 06 Sep 2023, 13:56 pm EDT
A day of terror was lived in the Mexican state of Morelos, where the students and teachers of an elementary school ran to safety after hearing a shooting in the vicinity of the campus, located in the municipality of Yautepec, which left one person dead. outside the premises.
Videos of the situation circulated on social networksin them you can see several of the children running to be safe, some carry glasses or food in their hands, because they were at recess time, others left their food and drinks on tables near the soccer fields where they enjoyed of his spare time.
Students are also seen throwing themselves to the ground to save themselves from the bullets, In the recording, screams and the crying of some of the frightened minors are heard, who have no idea where the bursts are coming from. The parents found out about the situation and immediately went for their children, panic was present throughout that time.
In this regard, the Government of the state of Morelos issued a press release in which it explained what happened in the vicinity of the “Miguel Hidalgo” elementary school, explaining that educational staff guarded the children and that the police carried out security rounds after the shooting.
Later, the State Security Commission confirmed that the shooting in the municipality of Yautepec left one dead, although it did not specify whether it was an event related to organized crime or common crime.
For its part, the TV Azteca network explained that two people were treated for a nervous breakdown, and that no injuries were recorded on the school campus.
Bomb threat at Morelos school
That same day, the Morelos Civil Protection Secretariat reported, through its social networks, that it received two bomb threats inside private schools, one in the city of Cuernavaca and another in the municipality of Cuautla, for which reason emergency services were called. deployed to the area.
In both schools, more than 400 people were evacuated, according to the site La Silla Rota. After the pertinent reviews, it was determined that there was no explosive device, and the state government called not to make false complaints, since so far this year they have received 25.
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