Horror footage shows moment masked gunmen surround prison van as two guards killed

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Two prison guards were killed and a 'highly dangerous' criminal escaped after masked gunmen surrounded a prison van earlier today.Horror footage shows the attack on the prison vehicle by four men as it was transferring detainees, at a toll booth near Val-de-Reuil, Normandy, around 11am on Tuesday, May 14.France's justice minister confirmed two prison staff were killed and three were 'seriously injured'. 'Highly dangerous' drugs gang boss Mohammed Amra, 30, remains on the run after escaping the prison van and making his way into one of the assailant's cars.Men armed with machine guns can been seen stalking the motorway - shortly before a blazing vehicle is seen smashed into the prison service van in footage taken from the back of a bus, reports the Mirror.The escaped prisoner is understood to be a 30-year-old career criminal nicknamed ‘The Fly’.

His latest conviction was for burglary, and he also has a past conviction for attempted murder. A police source told Le Parisien he was ‘the head of a narcotics network’ in France and accordingly considered hugely dangerous.

At the time of the attack, he was being transferred from one detention centre to another, on a route that should have been secret.French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said he would join a crisis unit to address the emergency.

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