The GIGN is France’s elite paramilitary unit. GIGN stands for Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale, which translates to National Gendarmerie Intervention Group. More for You ...

With fuel reserves running low, the plane could only get as far as Marseille, where the French special forces, the GIGN were ready. Thierry Leveque, a member of the GIGN described the scene ...