This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45729071

The article has changed 9 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 1 Version 2
Redoine Faid: French gangster recaptured three months after jailbreak Rédoine Faïd: French gangster recaptured three months after jailbreak
(35 minutes later)
Redoine Faid, a French gangster who broke out of jail using a hijacked helicopter in July, has been recaptured, police sources say. Rédoine Faïd, a French gangster who broke out of jail using a hijacked helicopter in July, has been recaptured, police sources say.
The country's most wanted fugitive, he was detained north of Paris, reportedly with his brother and two men.The country's most wanted fugitive, he was detained north of Paris, reportedly with his brother and two men.
Faid, 46, has called himself a fan of gangster films, which he credits with teaching him how to pull off raids. Faïd, 46, has called himself a fan of gangster films, which he credits with teaching him how to pull off raids.
He was first arrested in 1998 for armed robbery. The July jailbreak was the second time he had escaped from prison. He was first arrested in 1998 for armed robbery. The 1 July jailbreak was his second and most dramatic escape.
Who is Redoine Faid? He was sprung from a prison in Reau, south-east of Paris, by three heavily armed men who broke into the visitor's room. They then bundled him into a helicopter flown by a flying instructor who had been taken hostage.
Faïd had been serving a 25-year sentence for masterminding a botched robbery in which a policewoman was killed in 2010.
He was recaptured in the town of Creil.
Who is Rédoine Faïd?
Born in 1972, he grew up in a rough part of Paris. In the 1990s, he ran a gang involved in armed robbery and extortion.
He has said Hollywood movies, such as the Al Pacino thriller Scarface, inspired his lifestyle and some of his schemes.He has said Hollywood movies, such as the Al Pacino thriller Scarface, inspired his lifestyle and some of his schemes.
He once approached director Michael Mann - who made the film Heat - at a Paris film festival and told him: "You were my technical adviser."He once approached director Michael Mann - who made the film Heat - at a Paris film festival and told him: "You were my technical adviser."
In 2013, he escaped almost immediately after arriving at Séquedin prison, using explosives to blast his way through five prison doors while holding guards hostage as human shields. His fame was helped by a 2009 book outlining his younger days on the streets of Paris and his descent into the life of a professional criminal.
His fame has also been helped by his 2009 book, outlining his younger days on the streets of Paris and his descent into the life of a professional criminal.
That earned him the nickname "L'Écrivain" - or "the writer" - among French police.That earned him the nickname "L'Écrivain" - or "the writer" - among French police.
Timeline of a jailbreakerTimeline of a jailbreaker
Born in 1972, he grew up in a notoriously rough part of Paris.
In the 1990s, he ran a gang involved in armed robbery and extortion in the French capital.
One of Faid's most recent prison supervisors said he was never in conflict with guards, but that "we must always be wary".
"In the corner of his mind, he never lost the idea of escaping. Behind all his manners - he is very polite - he always hid his game," the supervisor said.