insert_link World Manhunt for escaped prisoner in France enters second day The manhunt for an escaped prisoner has entered a second day in France. Two prison officers were shot dead in the attack on the convoy, and another three wounded. More than 450 police officers and gendarmes had been mobilised from Tuesday for the search in the northern department of Eure where the attack took place, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. The Independent online meanwhile reports that an international arrest warrant […] todayMay 15, 2024 23
insert_link World France launches manhunt after attack on prison transport At least two prison officers have been killed in an attack on a jail van in northern France. French media are reporting that an inmate who was being transported has escaped. Ross Cullen reports that three other officers were severely injured in the attack by armed men. The BBC further reports that hundreds of police officers are searching for a prisoner in north-west France after he escaped from a van […] todayMay 14, 2024 27
