Manhunt underway after helicopter springs notorious criminal from French prison

WATCH: A manhunt is underway as a notorious gangster who was helped break out of prison and was flown away by a chopper. It was certainly a very well-prepared [prison break]," French Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet said during a news conference Sunday outside the prison. "Two commandos entered the prison to look for Redoine Faid as the third man was staying with the helicopter instructor," Belloubet said. The prison break came a little over five years after Faid broke out of the Sequedin prison on April 13, 2013. His prison break marked the 12th time since 1986 that an inmate in France has used a helicopter to flee prison walls.

Notorious gangster Redoine Faid escapes French prison, again, on hijacked helicopter

Notorious gangster Redoine Faid escapes French prison, again, on hijacked helicopterAshley May | USA TODAYUSA TODAYA 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 using explosives, broke out of a prison near Paris on Sunday. IBO, APTwo or three men armed with assault rifles hijacked a helicopter and forced the pilot to fly to Faid's prison in Seine-et-Marne. When the helicopter landed, two men dressed all in black, opened the prison door using a grinding machine and took Faid.

Inmate films French gangster Redoine Faid escaping in helicopter - Daily Mail

as informed in They used smoke bombs and angle grinders to overcome wardens in the facility's visiting room where Faid was talking to a brother – before escaping in a helicopter hijacked from a terrified flight instructor. In video captured inside the jail, inmates can be heard cheering as guards sprint through the prison grounds (top right) and a helicopter hovers overhead (left). French Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet said the commandos most likely 'used drones to survey the location' beforehand. Bottom right: Police surround the abandoned helicopter. Original Video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news...Daily Mail Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymailDaily Mail IG: http://instagram.com/dailymailDaily Mail Snap: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Dai...Daily Mail Twitter: http://twitter.com/MailOnlineDaily Mail Pinterest: http://pinterest.co.uk/dailymailDaily Mail Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DailyMailGet the free Daily Mail mobile app: http://dailymail.co.uk/mobile

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