Take an inside look with us at GIGN - the tip of France’s counterterrorism spear - and the rifles that form the backbone of ...

On December 24, 1994, Air France Flight 8969 was set for a routine flight from Algiers to Paris. Instead, the passengers and crew spent three days as the hostages of Islamist extremists. They were ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Friday's standoff against the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo terror attack and an apparent ally in France ended with all three dead, as well as at least four hostages ...

The French National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) has ordered a new standard issue weapon. It has selected the Bren 2 assault rifle from Czech company CZ. The company told Shephard at the ...

Bond girl Olga Kurylenko headlines '15 Minutes of War,' a French genre item from French-Canadian director Fred Grivois. By Boyd van Hoeij A bus full of French children is hijacked by ...

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France's elite counter-terrorism teams are some of the finest in the world and have proven their abilities and bravery over decades of dangerous operations. Most notable of these teams is the ...

NEAR DIJON, FRANCE — The assault team advanced in a line, stacked up behind the point man. He was carrying a 60-pound shield capable of stopping rounds from a Kalashnikov-style assault rifle, equipped ...

These guys are good, and they know it. Inside Rainbow’s third episode takes a look at French counter-terrorism unit, GIGN. Heavily armored, and armed with skills essential to the team’s survival.