mass-hysteria
'Mischievous Magician' Arrested for Hypnotizing 75 Schoolchildren
Maureen O'Connor · 09/01/11 05:15PMA "mischievous magician" and his two assistants are reportedly in police custody in southwestern Colombia after a "mass hypnosis" session that led to the hospitalization of 75 schoolchildren, according to a regional radio station. Parents of the afflicted students of the Institución Educativa Ciudad Mocoa have asked authorities to allow the magician to visit the hospital, so he can release the children from the trance.