Article 6MTDY French prison officers killed in ambush named as hunt for gunmen continues

French prison officers killed in ambush named as hunt for gunmen continues

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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
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Fabrice Moello, 52, and Arnaud Garcia, 34, died in brazen attack on prison convoy during which a dangerous inmate escaped

Two French prison officers who were shot dead in an ambush that freed a convict linked to gangland drug killings have been named, as police continued a massive manhunt for the missing fugitive.

Fabrice Moello, 52, and Arnaud Garcia, 34, were killed, and three others seriously wounded, in the brazen attack on a prison convoy on Tuesday during which the inmate escaped. They were the first French prison officers to be killed in the line of duty since 1992.

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