An official in Romania says that the notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year is extradited to France from Romania, days after his arrest in Bucharest ende

A suspected gangland killer described as France's "public enemy number one" was formally indicted on a slew of organised crime charges including murder before an investigating magistrate in Paris late Tuesday after his extradition from Romania.

Since his deadly escape from a prison van last year, Mohamed Amra, known as 'The Fly,' had disappeared. The manhunt, involving around 100 investigators, came to an end in Bucharest on Saturday.

Mohamed Amra had fled after armed men ambushed his prison transfer van, killing two officers and injuring three others. View on euronews

A suspected gangland killer described as France's "public enemy number one" was formally indicted on a slew of organised crime charges including murder before an investigating magistrate in Paris after his extradition from Romania.

The Paris chief prosecutor said those arrested are alleged to have helped in the escape of Mohamed Amra in a deadly prison van ambush nine months ago.

An official in Romania says that the notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year is being extradited to France from Romania. That comes