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.
On Sunday, the Bucharest Court of Appeal approved his extradition request. The high-profile search for Amra began last May, when armed assailants ambushed a prison convoy in Normandy, killing two guards and seriously wounding three others in the process of aiding his escape. Amra fled after being sentenced for burglary in the Normandy town of Evreux.
He was also under investigation for an attempted organised killing and a kidnapping that resulted in death, French prosecutors said. The international police organisation Interpol issued a notice for his arrest, while French investigators alerted counterparts in other countries after they suspected Amra had left France.
As of Monday night, 25 people had been detained in multiple countries suspected of some role in his escape or the aftermath, the Paris prosecutor said.
The Irish News Republic of Ireland]. Story by Associated Press Reporter.
