The GIGN (French: Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale ; transl. National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) is the elite tactical unit of the French National Gendarmerie. Among its missions are counterterrorism, hostage rescue, surveillance of national threats, protection of government officials, critical site protection (such as French embassies in war-torn countries), and targeting organized crime.
The GIGN (French: Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale ; transl. National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) is the elite tactical unit of the French National Gendarmerie. Among its missions are counterterrorism, hostage rescue, surveillance of national threats, protection of government officials, critical site protection (such as French embassies in war-torn countries), and targeting organized crime.
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