Europe

Huge manhunt launched in France after gunmen kill two guards and free inmate from prison van

Prisoner escape comes amid rising drug-linked crime across Europe

A forensic investigator works at the scene of the ramming attack that took place at a road toll in Incarville, northern France on Tuesday morning. Photograph: Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images
A forensic investigator works at the scene of the ramming attack that took place at a road toll in Incarville, northern France on Tuesday morning. Photograph: Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images
Tue May 14 2024 - 19:21

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