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A fugitive French prisoner was arrested in Romania after a deadly escape and 9-month hunt

A fugitive French prisoner named Amra was arrested in Romania after a nine-month international hunt, according to the French government.
Amra, 30, escaped from a prison convoy in Normandy last May, which resulted in the deaths of two guards, as reported by prosecutors.
Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau stated that Amra was linked to organized crime and suspected of leading a drug trafficking network.
French President Emmanuel Macron praised the arrest as a 'formidable success' and thanked European colleagues involved in the pursuit.

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French criminal 'The Fly' finally caught after guards killed in jailbreak

A WANTED convict known as “The Fly” has finally been caught almost a year after he was broken out of prison in a deadly police ambush. Fugitive Mohamed Amra had been on the run since May after a horror jailbreak which left two innocent French officers dead. APAn on-the-run French fugitive known as ‘The Fly’ has been arrested almost a year after escaping prison[/caption] AFPA photo of Mohamed Amra being detained in Bucharest, Romania[/caption] XF…

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Le Figaro

Mohamed Amra: "The Romanian police located, identified and captured within 48 hours", welcomes the Romanian Interior Minister

Interior Minister Cătălin Predoiu welcomed on Saturday the cooperation between the Romanian and French police that "worked well", after the fugitive's interrogation in Bucharest.

10 hours ago·Paris, France

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NOS

French criminal arrested, less than a year after escape with two dead

Two prison guards were killed and three other guards were injured in the violent escape last year.

11 hours ago·Netherlands

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Sky News UK

Mohamed Amra: 'The Fly' recaptured in Romania nine months after escape that killed two French prison officers

Amra has been linked to a powerful Marseille gang, whilst he was also suspected over two murders.

12 hours ago·United Kingdom

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BBC News

French prisoner arrested nine months after deadly van ambush

Two prison officers were killed and three others injured when a vehicle carrying Mohamed Amra was ambushed in May 2024.

13 hours ago·United Kingdom

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Le Parisien

Mohamed Amra's arrest: "There is a lot of exchanges between the French and Romanian police"

Mohamed Amra, who had escaped from a prison van in Incarville last May, was arrested, announced Saturday Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau. Emmanuel Macron praised "a tremendous success".

14 hours ago·Paris, France

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