French police are hunting for a group of gunmen who killed two prison officers in an ambush on a prison van that freed a convict linked to gangland drug killings known as 'The Fly'.
A major manhunt is underway in France after gunmen ambushed a prison van and freed a convicted drug dealer known as " The Fly ".French President Emmanuel Macron said "everything is being done" to catch the gunmen and escaped prisoner, with hundreds of officers dispatched.
Another officer was fighting for his life in hospital and two more were receiving critical care, she said.The incident took place late on Tuesday morning at a road toll in Incarville in the Eure region of northern France. In the video, the doors of the car are flung open and several gunmen dressed in black and wearing balaclavas emerge. A firefight ensues and one individual appears to be guided away from the van by the gunmen.
Prison officer unions announced a day of minimum service on Wednesday and asked for urgent measures to improve the safety of staff.The prison convoy had no police escort, according to a source close to the case.'The Fly' made an earlier escape attempt
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