Moment car rams French police van in ambush

CCTV shows the moment a car crashes into a French police van, starting an ambush in which at least two prison officers have died.

After this video stops, a group of gunmen can be seen surrounding the police van and firing shots.

The vehicle was carrying a prisoner at the time. Mohamed Amra was being taken from court to a prison, and escaped after the attack.

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