The assailants killed two prison officers in machine gun fire, seriously injured three others, and sprung Amra, the convict the guards were escorting, on the A motorway in Val-de-Reuil in Normandy, before the five fled in two cars that were later found abandoned and burned. Amra's extensive criminal record reads like a dark novel — armed violence, extortion, drug trafficking, and organized crime. He has been described as "versatile and opportunistic" by police, engaging in a range of criminal activities to bolster his income.
This includes, according to Le Monde, orchestrating kidnappings and extortions from his cell using encrypted messaging apps like Signal. The national search for "The Fly" continues as authorities remain determined to bring him back into custody, and the assailants to justice. A suspected drug boss is being hunted by hundreds of police officers after he escaped when his prison van was ambushed by armed gunmen in France.
Two prison officers were shot dead while three others were seriously injured during the shooting, which occurred in broad daylight on a motorway around an hour from Paris. Dramatic footage from the scene shows men wearing black sports clothes using automatic machine pistols, while horrified motorists look on. Holly Evans and Barney Davis report:. An international arrest warrant has been issued for the inmate who escaped during an armed ambush in northern France on Tuesday.
Interpol said it issued a red notice for Mohamed Amra at the request of the French authorities. The assailants, armed with sub-machine guns, killed two prison officers, seriously injured three others and sprung Amra shortly after 11am local time on the A motorway in Val-de-Reuil in Normandy. His adolescence was a colorful one, marked by early run-ins with the law.
His first offences occurred between the ages of 11 and 14, involving violence, theft and extortion, according to the Paris public prosecutor. Growing up in a troubled environment in Normandy, he quickly became entangled in a life of crime.
