After 9 months on run, French fugitive who staged deadly escape faces court in Romania
Notorious French fugitive Mohamed Amra, who orchestrated a deadly prison escape last year, has been arrested in Bucharest, Romania, following a nine-month international manhunt. Amra, who sported dyed red hair in an apparent attempt to disguise himself, was apprehended near a shopping center after French investigators alerted Romanian authorities that he may have left France.
The arrest also led to the detention of ten other individuals suspected of involvement in Amra's escape and subsequent hiding. Amra's escape in May involved armed assailants ambushing a prison convoy in Normandy, resulting in the deaths of two guards. Interpol had issued a notice for his arrest following the incident, and Romanian judicial authorities will now determine whether to extradite him to France.
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Notorious French fugitive Mohamed Amra, who orchestrated a deadly prison escape last year, has been arrested in Bucharest, Romania, following a nine-month international manhunt. Amra, who sported dyed red hair in an apparent attempt to disguise himself, was apprehended near a shopping center after French investigators alerted Romanian authorities that he may have left France.
The arrest also led to the detention of ten other individuals suspected of involvement in Amra's escape and subsequent hiding. Amra's escape in May involved armed assailants ambushing a prison convoy in Normandy, resulting in the deaths of two guards. Interpol had issued a notice for his arrest following the incident, and Romanian judicial authorities will now determine whether to extradite him to France.
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