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| Puerto Vallarta: Gunmen abduct multiple people from Mexican restaurant | |
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| Multiple people have been abducted from an upscale restaurant in the popular beach resort of Puerto Vallarta, according to Mexican authorities. | Multiple people have been abducted from an upscale restaurant in the popular beach resort of Puerto Vallarta, according to Mexican authorities. |
| Two SUVs carrying hooded gunmen arrived around 1am at the restaurant, which is located on the city’s main boulevard. | |
| They reportedly asked diners to drop to the ground and no gunfire was heard. | |
| As many as 16 people have been taken, but the exact number has not been confirmed. | As many as 16 people have been taken, but the exact number has not been confirmed. |
| Prosecutors say that they are investigating. | Prosecutors say that they are investigating. |
| Five vehicles were abandoned at the restaurant, and it is still unclear whether they belonged to the gunmen or the victims. | Five vehicles were abandoned at the restaurant, and it is still unclear whether they belonged to the gunmen or the victims. |
| The restaurant has been named as La Leche, which is in the tourist part of town. | |
| The governor of the state of Jalisco, Aristóteles Sandoval, posted in a series of tweets that the incident “cannot be tolerated”. | |
| “I have instructed the [district attorney Eduardo Almaguer] to use all means at our disposal to clarify this serious incident,” he said. | |
| He added authorities are working together to track down the people who had been taken and capture those responsible. | |
| Security has been tightened in the area so that businesses can resume their normal activities, he said. | |
| According to local newspaper Excelsior, the main target of the abduction appeared to be one man and his bodyguards. |