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Mohamed Amra, is the prisoner who managed to escape yesterday from a prison van after being ambushed by armed men, who killed two prison officers.
According to the BBC, Amra has links to a gang in the southern city of Marseille.
Known as "The Fly", Amra was being taken from court to a prison in the city of Rouen near Paris on Tuesday when a car crashed into the prison van and gunmen opened fire.
Prosecutors say the 30-year-old was convicted of theft on May 10 and was also indicted by prosecutors in Marseille for kidnapping resulting in death.
During the transport he was accompanied by 5 prison officers.
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Amra's lawyer and mother shocked by the level of violence
His lawyer, Hugues Vigier, said Amra had already made an escape attempt at the weekend by sawing through the bars of his cell, but said he was shocked by the "unforgivable" and "insane" violence.
Vigier said his aide had met with Amra on Tuesday morning.
"He knew about Tuesday's transfer, so it's possible he told other people."
His associates appeared to be fully informed as they ambushed the police van.
Amra's mother said he had given no indication that he would try to escape.
She said she went to visit him in the prison where he was being held and he never said anything to her.
"I dont understand".
She says she burst into tears after hearing about the ambush.
"I was very upset, how can policemen be killed like this," she said.
He was held in separate prisons in Marseille, Paris and Rouen during legal proceedings against him for theft, which resulted in an 18-month prison sentence.
He had 13 previous convictions for mostly minor offences, including driving without a licence, theft and refusing to stop for police, according to BFMTV.
However, his involvement in the death of a man from Dreux near Rouen, who was kidnapped in Marseille after a botched drug deal, points to his involvement in more serious crimes.
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