France prison van attack: Manhunt for escaped prisoner enters second day

Hundreds of police officers have been deployed in Normandy in the search for Mohamed Amra, who escaped a police van transporting him to jail on Tuesday.

Known as "The Fly", Amra was being transported back from a court hearing in Rouen when a car rammed the prison van at a toll booth.

Armed men then opened fire on the vehicle, killing two prison officers.

"All means are being used to find these criminals," French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. read more