How the France police van ambush and prisoner escape unfolded

A large-scale manhunt is underway in France after armed men attacked a prison van at a toll booth in Rouen, Normandy on Tuesday. Two officers were killed, several more were injured, and prisoner Mohamed Amra escaped in the ambush. The 30-year-old, known as "The Fly", is a convicted burglar and a suspect in a Marseille kidnapping case. French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti has said "everything" will be put in place to "hunt down the perpetrators of this revolting crime".

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