Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Gunmen snatch prisoner from van outside French court

Shots fired in latest dramatic escape, with union accusing authorities of naivety

Two armed men attacked a van carrying a prisoner on his way to a French court on Monday, firing at the vehicle and striking a guard before making their getaway in the southern town of Tarascon, officials said.

The escape follows last year’s dramatic helicopter jailbreak by Rédoine Faïd, a notorious gangster, which led to calls for prison services to improve their security and intelligence gathering.

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