PARIS --A notorious French criminal serving 25 years for murder made an audacious escape from prison Sunday after a helicopter carrying several heavily armed commandos landed in a courtyard, freed him ...

A notorious gangster is on the run after escaping by helicopter from a prison in the Paris region. Redoine Faid was helped by three heavily-armed men with assault rifles. Two gunmen in balaclavas used ...

A French fugitive was arrested 3 months after a daring helicopter prison escape. PARIS -- Three months after a dramatic escape from prison by helicopter, French police announced they have arrested ...

On Sunday, 46-year-old French gangster and charismatic criminal Rédoine Faïd pulled off a prison break so bold and extraordinarily executed that even authorities seemed a bit impressed. France’s ...

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France's most-wanted fugitive Rédoine Faïd was tracked down by police through phone-taps and was discovered using a burqa as a disguise, prosecutors say. Faïd, 46, was detained on Wednesday in the ...

The gang that helped free one of France’s most notorious criminals from prison used drones for reconnaissance as part of preparation for the jail break, the country’s justice minister said Monday.

A notorious French gangster has managed to escape prison again. This time, with help from armed friends using a hijacked helicopter and smoke bombs. Redoine Faid, 46, who escaped prison five years ago ...

A gangster who made a Hollywood-esque helicopter jailbreak has been arrested in northern France after three months on the run, sources close to the inquiry said early Wednesday. Notorious French ...