French minister of Justice comments on helicopter jailbreak The commando that planned the spectacular helicopter escape of the repeat robber Redoine Faïd, from a prison in Seine-et-Marne in France, had "probably studied the area with drones," says French Minister of Justice Nicole Belloubet. Redoine Faid, 46, broke out of the prison with the help of two accomplices who used smoke bombs and angle grinders to make their way into the facility's visiting room where Faid was talking to a brother. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES