{"id":2244774,"date":"2024-05-15T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-prison-van-ambush-manhunt-launched-after-militarized-gang-kills-two-guards-to-free-convict\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T00:05:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:05:03","slug":"france-prison-van-ambush-manhunt-launched-after-militarized-gang-kills-two-guards-to-free-convict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-prison-van-ambush-manhunt-launched-after-militarized-gang-kills-two-guards-to-free-convict\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhunt underway after armed gang kills guards to free prisoner in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrance-prison-van-ambush-manhunt-launched-after-militarized-gang-kills-two-guards-to-free-convict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2244774&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>French police initiated a manhunt following an ambush by a gang, resulting in the \u2062death of two \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-inmate-receives-disciplinary-action-for-refusing-strip-search-by-transgender-guards-florida-senator-says\/\" title=\"Florida Senator claims woman inmate disciplined for refusing strip search by transgender guards.\">prison\u200b guards<\/a> and \u200bthe escape of a convict named Mohamed Amra. The gunmen, armed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-1994-assault-weapons-ban-didnt-work\/\" title=\"Why The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Didn\u2019t Work\">assault rifles<\/a>, executed the attack, leaving two officers dead and three wounded. This \u200cincident marked the \u2064first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-marathon-bomber-files-lawsuit-over-alleged-unlawful-treatment-in-colorado-prison\/\" title=\"Boston Marathon bomber files lawsuit over alleged \u2018unlawful\u2019 treatment in Colorado prison\">prison guard<\/a> fatality in France in over three decades, prompting President Macron to vow to apprehend the culprits.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"French\">French<\/a> police launched a manhunt after a gang ambushed prison guards, killing two of them, and freed a convict.<\/p>\n<p>The ambush occurred during broad daylight, with the gunmen freeing drug boss Mohamed Amra, nicknamed \u201cThe Fly,\u201d killing two officers and seriously injuring three others in the process. Videos showed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-blasted-over-report-of-suspected-cartel-gunmen-crossing-border-eluding-capture\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Criticized for Cartel Gunmen Crossing Border, Escaping Capture.\">gunmen armed<\/a> with assault rifles and dressed in tactical gear, with hoods and face coverings. The whole attack lasted about two minutes, with the gunmen calmly circling the van and firing upon the occupants with precision.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>According to the <em>New York Times<\/em>, the killings marked the first death of a prison guard in the line of duty in France in 32 years.<\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron said that the attack was a shock to all of France and that everything would be done to track down the perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning\u2019s attack, which cost the lives of prison officers, is a shock to us all. The Nation stands alongside the families, the injured, and their colleagues. Everything is being done to find the perpetrators of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">crime<\/a> so that justice can be done in the name of the French people,\u201d he said, adding that they will be \u201cuncompromising\u201d in their response.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>L\u2019attaque de ce matin, qui a co\u00fbt\u00e9 la vie \u00e0 des agents de l\u2019administration p\u00e9nitentiaire, est un choc pour nous tous.<\/p>\n<p>La Nation se tient aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s des familles, des bless\u00e9s et de leurs coll\u00e8gues.<\/p>\n<p>Tout est mis en \u0153uvre pour retrouver les auteurs de ce crime\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmanuelMacron\/status\/1790347106110013842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Amra was sentenced to 18 months in prison for aggravated theft last week but is also suspected of involvement in a bloody Marseille murder in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is suspected of having ordered an assassination in Marseille on 17 June 2022. The charred corpse of a man was found in a burned vehicle, in the town of Le Rove, bordering Marseille. The victim had obviously been executed beforehand with a bullet to the head,\u201d a police source told <em>RTL<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9ric Dupond-Moretti, France\u2019s justice minister, said that Amra was under special surveillance but wasn\u2019t believed to have been radicalized or a terrorist suspect, the <em>Independent<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/crime\/france-prison-van-attack-officers-suspect-b2545042.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s anti-terrorist unit GIGN is leading the nationwide manhunt.<\/p>\n<p>The attack occurred on the main highway between Paris and Normandy and marks a serious public image blow for a country preparing to host the Olympics later this year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French police start manhunt as gang ambushed and killed two prison guards, freeing convict Mohamed Amra. The daylight ambush injured three officers. 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