@ourgrimpast: The GIGN Air France case centers on the hijacking of Air France Flight 8969 in December 1994. The aircraft was taken over in Algiers by four militants during a period of intense unrest in Algeria, turning the flight into a prolonged international crisis. After tense negotiations and mounting concern over the hijackers’ intentions, French authorities insisted the plane divert to Marseille. Once on the ground, elite GIGN operators prepared a rapid intervention. Their assault was carefully timed and executed to overwhelm the hijackers before they could act further. The operation ended with the hijackers eliminated, the aircraft secured, and the passengers and crew safely evacuated, becoming a defining moment in modern counterterrorism history. After the Air France Flight 8969 assault in 1994, the GIGN operators involved all survived the operation. Several were injured during the raid, mainly from gunfire and shrapnel #gign #airfrance #History #counterterrorism #foryou

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