Redoine Faid, French Gangster, Blows Up Prison Doors, Busts Out

Gangster Blows Up Prison Doors, Busts Out
Forensics experts are at work near a door opened with explosives by an inmate, Redoine Faid, who managed to escape after holding five wardens hostages, on April 13, 2013 at Sequedin prison. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS LO PRESTI (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP/Getty Images)
Forensics experts are at work near a door opened with explosives by an inmate, Redoine Faid, who managed to escape after holding five wardens hostages, on April 13, 2013 at Sequedin prison. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS LO PRESTI (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP/Getty Images)

A French gangster inspired by movies like Scarface and Heat broke out of prison yesterday and sparked a manhunt across Europe, CNN reports. Redoine Faid, 40, briefly held four guards hostage and blew up several prison doors before fleeing in a getaway car.

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