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A large-scale manhunt is underway in France after armed men attacked a prison van at a toll booth in Rouen, Normandy on Tuesday. Two officers were killed, several more were injured, and prisoner Mohamed Amra escaped in the ambush. The 30-year-old, known as “The Fly”, is a convicted burglar and a suspect in a Marseille kidnapping case. French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti has said “everything” will be put in place to “hunt down the perpetrators of this revolting crime”. Video by Ian Aikman. Source link

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An “unprecedented” manhunt is taking place in northern France for a prisoner who escaped during a deadly ambush.Mohamed Amra, known as “The Fly”, was being taken back to jail from a court in Normandy on Tuesday when a car rammed his prison van at a toll booth.Armed men then opened fire on the vehicle, killing two officers and seriously injuring three others.”All means are being used to find these criminals,” French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.Mr Darmanin told French media on Wednesday the attack was an act of “cold-blooded barbarity” and that around 450 gendarmes and police officers had been…