In reality, GIGN was established in 1973 and was initially a shorter team. Still, it has grown a lot over the years, taking up challenging missions and safeguarding the nation from various threats ...

Ghislain Rety, the commander of the GIGN, said his team was ready. “It would be dishonest to say there is no risk, but it is minimised as much as possible,” he said. In all, around 50,000 ...