Faid's escape has raised a number of questions: How did an inmate get guns and explosives?
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The escape may be due partly to a problem plaguing the prison that couldn't hold Faid: overcrowding.
CNN: Interpol issues wanted notice for escaped French gangster
The four guards who Faid allegedly held hostage "are safe and sound, " Lille prosecutor Frederic Fevre said.
CNN: Interpol issues wanted notice for escaped French gangster
In 1998, after three years on the run during which he fled to Switzerland, Faid was caught.
CNN: Interpol issues wanted notice for escaped French gangster
The four guards who Faid allegedly held hostage "are safe and sound, " said Lille prosecutor Frederic Fevre.
In 1998, after three years on the run during which he fled to Switzerland, Faid was finally caught.
After getting out, Faid put himself out there -- not only with his book, but as the subject of numerous interviews.
After being released, Faid put himself out there -- not only with his book, but also as the subject of numerous interviews.
One person not surprised by Faid's breakout is his lawyer, Jean-Louis Pelletier.
Faid's prison escape Saturday evokes some of that brand of criminal bravado.
In his 2010 autobiography, "Robber: From Suburbs to Organized Crime, " Faid chronicled his progression from a petty thief to one of France's most notorious criminals.
In 2011, a year after the publication of his autobiography, "Robber: From Suburbs to Organized Crime, " Faid, who was free at the time, landed back behind bars.
CNN: Interpol issues wanted notice for escaped French gangster
Jean-Louis Pelletier, Faid's lawyer, is not surprised by the breakout.
CNN: Interpol issues wanted notice for escaped French gangster
Built in 2005, the Lille-Sequedin penitentiary from which Faid escaped is not old, but it's not well designed to keep watch of prisoners, said Jimmy Delliste, a former associate director there.
In his autobiography, "Robber: From Suburbs to Organized Crime, " Faid chronicled his progression from a petty thief to one of France's most notorious criminals, according to the book's publisher, La Manufacture De Livres.
In his 2010 autobiography, "Robber: From Suburbs to Organized Crime, " Faid chronicled his progression from a petty thief to one of France's most notorious criminals, according to the book's publisher, La Manufacture De Livres.
Faid thought big, getting inspiration from the movies.
CNN: Interpol issues wanted notice for escaped French gangster
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