A fugitive French prisoner was arrested in Romania

After 9 months on the run, a French fugitive who staged a deadly escape faced court in Romania
A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape last year has appeared in a Romanian court. A nine-month international police hunt culminated in his arrest in Bucharest.
A fugitive French prisoner was arrested in Romania after a deadly escape and 9-month hunt
French authorities say a fugitive convict who prompted an international hunt after a deadly prison escape has been arrested.
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Mohamed Amra, a French fugitive known as "The Fly", who was freed by gunmen in a brazen attack against a prison van in May, was arrested in Romania on Saturday, the French interior minister said. French police had launched a massive manhunt for the fugitive,
French convict freed in murderous ambush is arrested in Romania
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French convict arrested in Romania nine months after deadly van ambush
Fugitive French prisoner Mohammed Amra who prompted an international hunt after staging a deadly escape nine months ago was arrested Saturday in Romania, the French government said. Matthew-Mary Caruchet has this story.
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