An official in Romania says that the notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year is being extradited to France from Romania.

Two guards were killed when armed assailants helped Mohamed Amra escape from a prison convoy last May, prompting a high-profile search.

A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year is being extradited to France from Romania, an official said. The move comes days after his arrest in Bucharest which ended a nine-month international manhunt.

Mohamed Amra, known as 'The Fly', was extradited to France after being captured in Romania. His escape last year involved the death of two guards, initiating a nine-month manhunt. His arrest concluded with international praise as multiple arrests related to his escape ensued across countries.

Mohamed Amra, a French fugitive known as "The Fly", who was freed by gunmen in a brazen attack against a prison van in May, was arrested in Romania on Saturday, the French interior minister said. French police had launched a massive manhunt for the fugitive,

Mohamed Amra had fled after armed men ambushed his prison transfer van, killing two officers and injuring three others. View on euronews

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