Redoine Faid, said to be one of France's most dangerous gangsters, escaped from the Lille-Sequedin penitentiary in Sequedin, France, on Saturday, April 13.
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Police officers seek evidence around the destroyed door of the Lille-Sequedin penitentiary on April 13.
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Policemen search for clues in the prison yard. Faid, who faced a heavy sentence in the 2010 death of a policewoman, used explosives to blast through five prison doors.
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Members of the Eris Police service investigate at the prison.
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Forensics experts work on Saturday near a door opened with explosives by Faid.
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Members of the ERIS Police service guard the destroyed prison door.
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French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira arrives in front of the prison.