The facts happened on Wednesday evening. A dozen people fled Wednesday evening from the administrative detention center in Metz-Queuleu. For the time being, they are still wanted by the police, we learned this Thursday from the Moselle prefecture. “A judicial investigation is underway,” added the prefecture.
According to newspaper information The Lorraine Republican and of RMC, the facts occurred between the meal and the call. The fugitives used a homemade hook to open a gate before scaling a perimeter fence. Asked by AFP, the Metz prosecutor’s office and the Border Police did not react immediately.
Located right next to the prison, the Metz-Queuleu administrative detention center has a capacity of 98 people.