French police search for ‘The Fly’ after deadly prison van escape

Hundreds of police fanned out across northern France on a massive manhunt for a fugitive gangster known as “The Fly” on Wednesday, a day after he was sprung from a prison van by gunmen in an attack that killed two prison guards.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said France had deployed unprecedented resources to capture the armed gang, including assistance from foreign countries. Four-hundred and fifty officers were deployed to Eure region where the attack took place.

“We are investing considerable resources...