Judges considered both a racist motivation and a terrorist intent in this crime, notably due to the suspect's Facebook posts.

France’s GIGN is not just elite—it’s infamous for its final trust exercise, where candidates fire live rounds at teammates.

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has set up a special unit of the police for the protection of the elite. The unit is called the Special Protection Unit. According to the Niger ...

Police in France rescued the father of a wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a nighttime raid after he was taken hostage for ransom. It's the latest alleged criminal effort in the country to extort ...

The GIGN, or National Gendarmerie Intervention Group, is one of the world’s most specialized and secretive tactical response units. Tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, high-risk arrests, and ...

Their lawyers have so far declined to comment. A total of 230 police and gendarmes and police were involved in the operation, including the GIGN elite tactical unit specialising in hostage situations, ...

A total of 230 police and gendarmes were involved in the operation, including the GIGN elite tactical unit specialising in hostage situations, as well as cryptocurrency experts. Founded in 2014 ...

The Gendarmerie’s elite GIGN unit rescued the couple after a 48-hour operation. Balland was hospitalized for injuries, and most of the ransom was recovered. The suspects, aged 20-40, face ...

The operation marked the conclusion of a 48-hour manhunt for the entrepreneur and his wife who had been rescued by the gendarmerie's GIGN tactical unit just 24 hours prior. The couple had been ...

In the movie, the depicted fictional unit has its capabilities just like the real GIGN, whose skills have been utilized in the face of extreme circumstances to create order amidst palpable tension.

The full form of GIGN is the Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale, an elite police unit that has existed since 1974. This squad is instrumental in dealing with critical operations such as ...