Thief Escapes From French Jail By Helicopter

Image courtesy AFP / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT

A notorious thief in France pulled off a spectacular jailbreak on Sunday by escaping from a prison near Paris by helicopter.

The 46-year-old Redoine Faid, according to reports, had said before now that his life of crime was inspired by films such as “Scarface.”

It was gathered that he broke out of the prison with the help of three armed accomplices.

“An armed commando group landed in the courtyard of the Sud-Francilien prison in Reau while he was in the visitors’ room,” the authority said.

The assailants then hacked through a lock that led through to a hallway where Faid was waiting with one of his brothers.

It was also learned that the helicopter was later found in a northeastern suburb of Paris about 60 kilometres (37 miles) from the prison.

According to a police source, the helicopter pilot was a flight instructor waiting for a student when he was seized by Faid’s accomplices, before being later freed in a state of shock.

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