CNN EarlyStart April 15, 2013 09:48:00
The explosives, where did he get them and he was fairly well known. had sort of a notorious past and was something of a criminal celebrity. >> reporter: he was exactly a criminal celebrity. as i say he had written this book and busted out of prison before in switzerland and did ten years of a 30-year sentence for armed robbery. the reason he was here he broke the terms of his parole while awaiting trial for another armed robbery in which a policewoman was killed. this is not a super max prison. yes, it's a reasonable secure prison but not the most secure in france so questions about why they p...