Leader of Turkish Gang Behind Fatal UK Prison Escape Bid Captured in Moldova

Leader of Turkish Gang Behind Fatal UK Prison Escape Bid Captured in Moldova
Izzet Eren, pictured after his arrest in Chisinau, Moldova, on May 26, 2022. Metropolitan Police/PA
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A fugitive whose attempt to escape from prison in London led to a man being shot dead in 2015 has been recaptured in Moldova and is now facing extradition back to the UK.

Izzet Eren, 39, is one of the leaders of the Tottenham Turks gang, which has been involved in a long-running feud with its arch-rivals the Bombacilars (Bombers) from Hackney, leading to more than a dozen deaths since 2009.

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