French prison staff protest after attack that gunned down officers • FRANCE 24 English
with flares and bonfires prison guards across France stood for a moment of silence to pay tribute to their murdered and injured colleagues and to demand reforms to France’s overcrowded Penitentiary system the anger and sadness come after a violent Ambush on Tuesday at the an Carville toll booth in northern France two guards were shot dead at Point Blank Range three others were injured by masked individuals who attacked a prison transport vehicle and managed to free its prisoner for guards across France the dangers that they face must be taken into account we’re realizing that things are escalating there’s violence around us so it leads us to ask what the future looks like for guards in regard to the risks involved such violent attacks are rare in France the last similar Ambush dates back to over 30 years ago to 1992 but France’s Penitentiary system is in crisis with over 77,000 prisoners France’s jail are overcrowded this year a report found that they hit record high capacity some jails have 250% more prisoners than they’re supposed to hundreds of French police and jeams continued to search for Clues as to who was behind the attack and where they and the escaped prisoner Muhammad amra are hiding the 30-year-old was being transported after a hearing known by his nickname Lush or the fly he has over 13 convictions on his wrap sheet the government has vowed to track him down as as well as the other perpetrators
Hundreds of prison guards took part in a “dead prison” day across France on Wednesday, warning of the “dangerousness” of the profession following the fatal attack on a van carrying an escaped prisoner in Normandy on Tuesday. Story by Solange Mougin.
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13 comments
You get what you vote for
My condolences to those sacrificed policemen, and hoping the suspect to be arrested soon to be judged and sentenced to jail. It's rare case in France. I wonder how the bandits got guns and infos about the inmate.
Something like this could never happen in the usa. This is the difference between the usa and the rest of the world. The criminals understand in the usa if they even try to attempt something like this and got away with it the entire criminal underworld will have the full weight of the usa government destroying there operation until all qho were involved are handed over to the authorities 💯💯💯💯💯
Absolutely disgraceful behaviour, my thoughts are with the families, alex uk
This is the result of welcoming refugees in the country.
Import 3rd world, get 3rd world.
They lose a prisoner, then they protest. Typical French
So who voted for Macron then ???
My condolences, I pray that God will restore their peace and grant them courage to soldier on. May the slain guards rest in peace and may their families find solace.
The French are a bit slow in finding and capturing the prisoners unlike British police
Not true 30 years ago… Less than 10 years ago.
Don’t trust blacks . They do support Muslim brotherhoods
France soldiers thrown out from Niger.
What I know so in side work but I have no proofs of that.
Macron needs to sort things out in his own backyard instead of sabre rattling in Ukraine over Russia.