{"id":27714,"date":"2024-05-15T04:11:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=27714"},"modified":"2024-05-15T04:11:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:11:35","slug":"huge-manhunt-after-prison-officers-killed-in-french-prison-van-ambush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/05\/15\/huge-manhunt-after-prison-officers-killed-in-french-prison-van-ambush\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge manhunt after prison officers killed in French prison van ambush"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Hundreds of police in Normandy are hunting a prisoner who escaped a police van taking him to jail on Tuesday in an incident that has shocked France.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mohamed Amra, known as &#8220;The Fly&#8221;, was being transported back from a court hearing in Rouen when a car rammed the prison van at a toll booth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Armed men then opened fire on the vehicle, killing two prison officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;All means are being used to find these criminals,&#8221; French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Some 200 gendarmes were mobilised on Tuesday and vehicle checks in key locations are being carried out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">President Emmanuel Macron said &#8220;everything is being done to find the perpetrators&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5f7ft-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-69012563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who is escaped French prisoner Mohamed Amra?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Paris state prosecutor Laure Beccuau told reporters that just before 11:00 local time (09:00 BST) on Tuesday the van carrying Amra crossed the toll barrier in Incarville in the Eure region of northern France and &#8220;immediately, a Peugeot vehicle hit it from the front to stop it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Men with long guns got out, joined by other armed men who got out of an Audi vehicle, which was likely following the prison vehicle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They &#8220;fired several times&#8221; at the two vehicles, killing and injuring officers, before leaving the scene and taking Amra with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Paris prosecutor said two vehicles believed to have been used by the criminals were found scorched, in different locations, later on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-8589xk-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-5qhnvt-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/FE9C\/production\/_133308156_rouen_ambush_140524-2x-nc-2x-nc.png 976w\" alt=\"Map\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti told reporters one of the officers killed &#8220;leaves behind a wife and two children who were meant to celebrate their 21st birthday in two days&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">While the second officer killed, aged 34, leaves behind a wife who is five months pregnant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Three other officers were injured in the attack. As reported by local media, Ms Beccuau said the three injured officers are also fathers &#8211; aged 48, 52 and 55 years old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Everything &#8211; and I mean everything &#8211; will be put in place to find the perpetrators of this vile crime,&#8221; Mr Dupond-Moretti said, adding that the perpetrators were &#8220;people for whom life has no value&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They will be found and punished &#8220;in a way that is proportionate to the crime&#8221;, the justice minister added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27715\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27715\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mohamed-Amra.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27715\" src=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mohamed-Amra.jpg\" alt=\"Mohamed Amra\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mohamed-Amra.jpg 640w, https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mohamed-Amra-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mohamed Amra the suspected drug boss nicknamed &#8220;The Fly&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Amra was convicted of burglary on 10 May and had been indicted by prosecutors in Marseille for a kidnapping that led to a death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">His lawyer, Hugues Vigier, told French news channel BFMTV &#8220;he would like to believe that he [Amra] didn&#8217;t know about the plan to free him&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;For me this plan doesn&#8217;t match with what I know of him. If he&#8217;s behind it then I failed to understand who he is,&#8221; Mr Vigier added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">According to some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutes.fr\/faits_divers\/4091043-20240514-attaque-fourgon-penitentiaire-eure-intriguant-profil-mohamed-amra-alias-mouche-evade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French media reports<\/a><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <\/span>Amra had tried to escape his prison cell earlier this week by trying to saw the cell&#8217;s bars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ms Beccuau, the capital&#8217;s state prosecutor, told a news conference Amra had 13 convictions, with the first one dating back to October 2009 &#8211; when he was 15 years old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Although the now 30-year-old was not a &#8220;closely watched inmate&#8221;, the Paris prosecutor said his transportation required a &#8220;level three escort&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Amra is said to have ties to a gang in the southern city of Marseille, which has been plagued by drug-related gang violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But his criminal record to date does not contain any convictions for drug offences, the Paris prosecutor said.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-69013194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Hundreds of police in Normandy are hunting a prisoner who escaped a police van taking him to jail on Tuesday in an incident that has shocked France. 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