Lyon Prison Heist: Inmate Elyazid A. Escapes in Giant Luggage Bag

Lyon prison escape artist Elyazid A., age 20, smuggled himself out by curling into a released inmate’s massive canvas bag—right past security. Viral searches ask, “How did the Lyon prison escape happen?” and “Can you escape in luggage?” Guards needed 24 hours to notice.
Instead of spotting Elyazid’s human cargo, staff granted his accomplice a cart for the suspiciously heavy bag—feeding Google’s “biggest prison security fail” and “how often do prisoners escape in France.” The director called it, “A dysfunction never seen in this administration.”
Authorities only noticed Elyazid missing after a full day, making his 24-hour head start the most unintentionally generous “bon voyage” in Lyon-Corbas prison history.