French murder convict makes second prison escape — this time with help from armed men, helicopter

Paris • A notorious French criminal serving 25 years for murder made an audacious escape from prison Sunday after several heavily armed men landed a helicopter in a courtyard, freed him from a visiting room and carried him away.It was the second daring escape by Redoine Faid, who once blasted his way out of a different prison with explosives hidden in tissue packs.His latest escape, from Reau Prison, took only “a few minutes,” France’s Justice Ministry said. Unarmed guards