French gangster escapes from prison in spectacular flight with helicopter



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PARIS.- A French gangster escaped from the prison aided by gunmen in a helicopter which landed in the # 39, speaker of the prison, said Sunday the Minister of Justice of France .

Redoine Faid was serving a 25-year sentence in a prison south of Paris for an armed robbery that went awry and resulted in the death of a policewoman in 2010.

He is one of the country's most infamous gangsters with a long criminal career that, he said, was inspired by Hollywood hit movies such as "Scarface" and "Heat".

Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet said that a helicopter had landed in the yard that was not covered by any network.

"It was a spectacular escape it was an extremely well prepared command unit that could have used drones to inspect the area in advance," he told reporters. journalists.

Two gunmen jumped out of the helicopter to free Faid from the visiting room where he was with one of his brothers before escaping, the minister said. A third gunman remained in the helicopter with the pilot, who had been taken hostage.

No one was injured and the brother was arrested by the police.

The helicopter was found burned north of Paris, much like a car used in escape.

Belloubet said the police had launched a search and described Faid as dangerous

This is not the first time that Faid escapes from jail.

In 2013, he took four prison guards hostage before using dynamite to escape prison.

He fled for six weeks and changed appearance before the police caught him in a hotel with an accomplice.

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