Video: Handcuffed Man Escapes Police in Nancy With Friends’ Help, Witnesses Say

A handcuffed man reportedly escaped from police in Nancy, France, with help from his friends as officers were targeted with firework mortars, according to witnesses.

Witnesses said the friends intervened to help him get away, and he fled on foot amid the disruption caused by the fireworks.

Circumstances of the escape remain unclear

The witness account did not explain why the man had been detained or whether police subsequently found him.

It also did not establish who fired the firework mortars. No information about possible injuries was included in the report.