Three prison police officers died in an attack on a van transporting a prisoner between Rouen and Evreux, France.
This was reported by the television station "BfmTv".
The attack occurred at the Incarville toll gate at 11:00 in the morning.
The inmate managed to escape. According to media reports, the attack was carried out by a group of several people.
Immediately after the attack, the Epervier plan was launched, generally used by the gendarmerie in cases of kidnapping or escape.
“This morning's attack, which claimed the lives of prison officers, is a shock to us all.” The French president wrote it on X, Emanuel Macron.
“The nation stands alongside the families, the injured and their colleagues, everything possible is being done to identify the perpetrators of this crime so that justice is done in the name of the French people,” added Macron.
