Prison escape leaves two dead: Who is France's most wanted man?
He is 30 years old and is allegedly the head of a drug trafficking network.
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France is in shock after a prison van was attacked by a group of hooded men who targeted an inmate being transported inside. Two prison guards were killed and two others are in critical condition.
Emmanuel Macron has reacted saying the nation is "in shock" at what has happened.
"This morning's attack, which cost the lives of prison officers, is a shock for all of us. The nation stands alongside the families, the injured and their colleagues. We will not give up," the French president said in a post on Twitter.
🇫🇷 ALERTE : Voici les premières images des assaillants qui ont permis l'évasion dans l'#Eure de Mohamed A, surnommé "La Mouche", connu pour vol avec effraction et tentative d’homicide et qui serait à la tête d'un réseau de stupéfiants. (Le Parisien ) pic.twitter.com/QEtOIybSAo pic.twitter.com/oqIJLIBTog
— Direct infos (@directinfos9) May 14, 2024
But who exactly is the man who was in the van and who became, this Tuesday, the most wanted man in France?
The man in question is Mohamed A., better known as 'La Mouche'. The suspect is 30 years old and was in prison on a robbery charge and on suspicion of "attempted murder in an organised gang" in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray. Born in 1994, the inmate was also said to be the head of a drug trafficking network.
The inmate was held in Baumettes prison and Santé prison before arriving in Évreux, reports Le Parisien.
According to a prison guard, 'La Mouche' had tried to saw through the bars of his cell days before this escape, and had been placed in solitary confinement.
This morning, he was being transported in a prison van when at least four men attacked the vehicle, killing at least two guards and making their escape.
The authorities have announced that all resources are being concentrated on hunting down 'La Mouche' and that the 'Plan Épervier', the name given in France to an operation in which all the authorities are called upon to find a person who has been kidnapped or is on the run, has been activated.
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