French Police

The officers were unaware they were being filmed by a surveillance camera in Paris as they beat the man. The incident comes as the government tries to pass controversial limits on images of police.

The repeat offender has fascinated the country, and is known there as the "jailbreak king." Rédoine Faïd was serving a 25-year-sentence for a botched armed robbery in 2010 that killed a policewoman.

Police fatally shot the knife-wielding assailant Saturday night, who reportedly yelled "Allahu akbar," the Arabic phrase for "God is great."