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Charismatic, articulate and wearing well-cut suits, a smiling Redoine Faïd hit the French talk-show circuit two years ago, charming audiences with tales of his redemption from a life of crime and violence.
His smooth talk was just that. He was soon back in jail and, following a spectacular escape this weekend, Mr. Faïd is once again France’s most wanted criminal.
Mr. Faïd is now wanted on a Europe-wide warrant. Embarrassed French officials were trying to find how he managed to access explosives and a firearm. Media and bloggers speculate whether he has left for Israel or Switzerland, where he had been a fugitive before.
The 40-year-old convict is a heist artist who says he learned his trade from Hollywood movies. His nickname is Doc, after Steve McQueen’s convict character in The Getaway. He says that he learned how to rob an armoured car from the film director Michael Mann.
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His smooth talk was just that. He was soon back in jail and, following a spectacular escape this weekend, Mr. Faïd is once again France’s most wanted criminal.
Mr. Faïd is now wanted on a Europe-wide warrant. Embarrassed French officials were trying to find how he managed to access explosives and a firearm. Media and bloggers speculate whether he has left for Israel or Switzerland, where he had been a fugitive before.
The 40-year-old convict is a heist artist who says he learned his trade from Hollywood movies. His nickname is Doc, after Steve McQueen’s convict character in The Getaway. He says that he learned how to rob an armoured car from the film director Michael Mann.
Notorious French gangster hunted after spectacular prison escape
Redoine Faïd is a heist artist who says he learned his trade from Hollywood movies
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