GIGN doesn't belong to the French Special Forces, though cooperation exists. GIGN missions (counter-terrorism and hostage-taking crisis mainly) are very similar to SWAT's ones, and it can also operate abroad on special request.
and this piece of information from a real source "The Algerian government has not received the bodies of terrorists" so Where are the corpses, and Another question ; Witnesses say That the terrorists were carrying explosives and one passenger said That the terrorists were saying we are ready to die and blow themselves up How is it possible that they knew they were being attacked and did nothing . Look to the troops as if playing a game of cat and mouse; go down and then climb up..... bad movie.
gign is number 1 in world representation and cinema not force but too cowardly forces in the world and history proved that , And I hope everyone who watches this incident to know very well what happened, There are a lot of questions but I have a question if anybody can answer that one, is something strange The operation is finished and there is no evidence yet that special forces had killed all the terrorists, How all this attack and we have not seen the bodies of terrorists?to be continued
I quote "The most successful attack against a terrorist group on an airplane." The GIGN preformed with flying colors and with professionalism and bravery. God bless them.
The GENDARMERIE was created by the genious NAPOLEON BONAPARTE , and the GIGN (Groupe D'intervention Gendarmerie Nationale )prove that french militaries actions do not to be forget ,like the french guys in afga also
I'm french and GIGN (intervention group of the national gendarmerie) belongs to the gendarmerie that belongs to the french army, and there's also the GIPN (intervention group of the national police) which belongs to the police ^^
Small minds quibble about "who is better". These units cross train quite often if you know anything or "have been there". EVERY mission is different. Save the petty cock measuring for the pub.
Stop this bullshit about which special force is better ! All this men risking their lives to free innocent lives from terror deserve respect, whichever unit they are in !
@thewholeuniverse if you think like "It`s too fucking hard"... then you don`t deserve to be in the special forces, a special forces soldier never thinks like that ;)...
@dolphinsneu all that tactics and training you see in CQB formations etc. most of it goes to shit when automatic weapons go off in your face that close.
@dolphinsneu Bullets don't instantly kill you, once the team stormed the plane, they stormed it so fast they've reached their point of advantage and the targets lost their advantage as they came in. I can only generalize it because, the tactics the team used is unknown to me.
@Cycofoo1914 One interesting lucky strike the GIGN got was that the hijackers leader had started adding a "switch" on the bomb to detonate it just before the assault began (their muslim death prayer was actually what prompted the strike), and couldn't finish it under constant fire; otherwise, everyone on the plane would have died... to the credit of the terrs, they were stone-cold determined, and well-trained (very fast reloads, aimed for less-protected faces, walked their fire efficiently).
@dolphinsneu All of the GIGN team members involved in the firefireght at the front were wounded, some lightly, some very severely (bullet wounds, grenade shrapnels, explosion blast, fall from being thrown off the plane), despite wearing heavy body armor. Lots of very 'hollywood' like stuff too, like several being saved by having their eyes-level raised handgun 'sponge up' AK bullets aimed at their face (helmet visor would not have helped them).
@dolphinsneu From a book written by the leader of the GIGN assault team : the gendarmes involved in the firefight used semi-auto handguns (9mm pistols & .357 revolvers) in order to minimize risks to hostages; 2 terrorists were headshot in the first few seconds, the remaining members (Ak74 + uzi + grenades & dynamite sticks) holed up in the pilot compartment, shielded by 2 hostages & parts of the plane that stopped the incoming fire.
the first time i seen this video, I can't believe how skilled and aggressive this operators are.. judging from their movements: they are very athletic individuals..
@billbinmei If youre talking about the hostage crisis the Filo's could have brought in their special forces but they didnt...they only put the shit normal law enforcement police..even the cops got criticized by an ex-member of the GIGN. SWAT isnt even in the same league, the GIGN are military to handle anti-terrorism affairs, SWAT are only law enforcement with better tactics and guns
le gign fait parti de l'élite mondial bien meilleur que les américains !! se jours la on les a eux je m'en rappelle encore j'étais ts pétio.c se qui ma le plus marké av le 11 septembre
@burnandstunt cette vidéo est une prise d'otage en décembre 1994 a marseille, des islamistes (comme d'habitude) voulais crashé l'avion sur paris, et le GIGN a donné l'assaut et les terroristes ont été tués.
@burnandstunt Non moi j'entends : "International incidents (...) are studied by (...) SWAT instructors" autrement dit, ils se servent de cette opération comme référence lors de leurs entraînements....D'ailleurs, je crois que le GIGN va parfois aux USA pour coacher les gars du SWAT sur ce type de mission....
@damounne non le commentaire dit que le cas est etudié par les instructeurs americains : "terrorist activities from other parts of the world are a major concern for US SWAT units. international incidents involving foreign law enforcement teams are studied by domestic SWAT training instructors in America."
@damounne Non moi j'entends : "International incidents (...) are studied by (...) SWAT instructors" autrement dit, ils se servent de cette opération comme référence lors de leurs entraînements....D'ailleurs, je crois que le GIGN va parfois aux USA pour coacher les gars du SWAT sur ce type de mission....
@damounne non, ils disent juste que ce qui c'est passé ce jour là est utilisée par les instructeurs du SWAT, comme une sorte d'exemple. Certain américains (comme certain Français...) ont un égo démesuré, ce n'est pas pour autant qu'il faut entendre les choses que l'on a envie d'entendre ^^
"international incidents involving foreign law reinforcement team are studied by domestic SWAT... in america." Je comprends que les ricains se servent de l'experience du GIGN pour former leurs équipes d'intervention aux usa.
@damounne "international incidents involving foreign law reinforcement team are studied by domestic SWAT... in america." Je comprends que les ricains se servent de l'experience du GIGN pour former leurs équipes d'intervention aux usa.
@damounne Ils disent que des accidents étrangers sont étudiés par les américains. Bref les forces US étudient et analysent ce qu'il se passe ailleurs quoi, normal.
why does the narrorator make it sound like the GIGN are the equivalent to a SWAT team? as messy as this raid seemed they accomplished the only think that matters...corner them
@vale1977ablelol when you put your Jesus glasses on its hard to see the truth. what about timothy mcvay, burning of Jews at the stakes doing the pelage because they were not Christian, ill skip WW2 we all know that one. Lets skip killing and go to Catholics policies, why do they protect sex offenders and why did the catholic church have to be pressured to condemn the atrocities committed by Hitler.
i think QARANC are the best, 3 year selection to get into this unit, and they save lives on operations every year that you don't hear about . the Grey Mafia rocks! ;o)
@Hemlock1976 : Delta Force or the Seal's ! but the best equivalent des seal's in france are the Commando Hubert . Hubert working sometimes with the gign
I see some people here think the GIGN did a bad job, I have to disagree, the conditions were very hard, yet they managed to save all the hostages alive! And there was more than a hundred hostages!
I do not count the hostages that were shot before the operation, that wouldn't make sense to count them in the operation (basically no one could save them)
The GIGN is one of the greatest elite intervention group, they are great all over the world fot the great job they do and recognized by the others group. The example of the gflight 8969 is a great example because, a flight is one of the more dangerous intervention for the GIGN. And they saved all the hostages and lose nobody. they were 177 hostages.
A plane and an embassy not comparable.There is 2 door in a plane And tres little place to fight if you miss your target you kills an innocent Imagine and not comparable
What's the point of C-T operation ? Making a good ratio in few times like counter strike or save all the 177 hostage"s lives ? 1 (+?) hostage was killed during the iranian embassey siege (they were only 26) so Air france 8969 was a better success !
You are kidding right? This event became textbook procedures, it is one of the most successful cases in history.
The GIGN are the only counter-terrorism/government organization to have successfully captured pirates in the coast of Somalia, they are considered among with the British SAS to be the elite of counter-terror units.
@Svendevarennes Yeah well so have others did the same, SEALs, MARSOF and other NATO sf.... But I think it was not the GIGN, it were maybe the Commando Hubert or some other French special forces unit. The GIGN is only for inland(France). And in the 70's a German plane was highjacked and a GSG9 unit of the German police killed all the terrorists. Back then the KSK didn't exist so the German police had to take care of it.
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Their operation was NOT executed well at all.
22 minutes for a SWAT equivalent unit to secure a plane?
SWAT could have done it in less than 2 minutes, that's what it's all about.
In my opinion the GIGN executed it horribly, and they were able to secure only because of the terrorists' mistakes. Why were all the terrorists in the cockpit? if they were scattered, the GIGN would have had a harder time with them. In conclusion of this video - GIGN SUCK.
I laugh about all your absurd comments. You are so anti-French that you have no commonsense. You are men who like criticizing but who would make in the pants in such a situation.
I don't give a shit if it's GIGN or SWAT or I don't know what...
By any fact, this could have been executed better.
By the way, many people don't know it, as they are too immature to understand it, people who criticize, or people who review, doesn't mean they can do it better. Everyone has the right to be a critic, not everyone has to agree.
The terrorists were precisely in the cockpit because of preparation. The GIGN convinced the GIA to make the press conference they requested in the plane and arranged things so that all the passengers would be in the back of the plane while the assault started. The hijackers were waiting in the cockpit for the journalists to come for the press conference.
Being a Navy SEAL and spending some time with the SAS and the GIGN I can tell you they are a CT unit and they specialize in small arms. They are extremely efficient with them. They are excellent in CQB situations.
Ayant 12 ans,cette vidéo m'a beaucoup frappé et a été un moment très dur pour le GIGN de libérer les passagers innocents malgré les personnes tuées par les tueurs algériens.
Malheureusement,l'année suivante,les attentats de 1995 ont été perpétrés par le GIA à Paris : l'échec des services secrets français et la négligence de l'Etat français concernant l'avertissement sur le terrorisme post-1994.
Although there were several casualties, it was a well-run operation in the sense that GIGN had to sort of improvise an intervention in Marseilles. They had to change their plans at the last minute. GIGN is an efficient team, I say it as a Belgian, i.e. an anti-French person per definition. France's GIGN is almost as great as our "Escadron Diane". They are brilliant.
La Direction d'Air France avait demandé à l'Etat français de s'abstenir de desservir l'Algérie en raison des risques terroristes à l'époque : aucune réponse. Jusqu'au jour ou......
Résultat : un policier Algérien tué, un homme d'affaire vietnamien tué, un personnel d'Air France tué. L'ETAT EST COUPABLE ET RESPONSABLE.
all you clowns and your comments you should highly rate gign they are some of the worlds finest america can forget it britain,germany,france. the worlds top 3 nuff said
I saw this program on National Geographic just now and I am just amazed by this footage. These guys are heroes for risking their lives storming the plane!!!
Very poor Nat.Geog. documentary. 1/the plane was hijacked in Algiers,on the ground before takeoff for Paris via marseilles.2/the only 3 hostages killed were shot by terrorists on the ground in Algiers; Algerian autorities refused to have French GIGN intervene. 3/France convinced Algerian autorities to allow the plane to take off for Paris.
4/Pilot covinced terrorists he had to land in Marseille for refuelling, while GIGN got ready for assault. By the time the plane landed in Marseilles hostages had been on plane for 2 days, it landed in France on Dec.26th
Frog Rules !
all terrorist killed, all passengers saved !
and still keeping a low profile about it !
not as certain...
purmarseillais 7 months ago
GIGN doesn't belong to the French Special Forces, though cooperation exists. GIGN missions (counter-terrorism and hostage-taking crisis mainly) are very similar to SWAT's ones, and it can also operate abroad on special request.
chapeauvelu 7 months ago
1mn56 lol
angelwil78 7 months ago
GIGN, de loin la meilleur force spéciale au monde !
elyancoloco 8 months ago 4
Great job!
socomyeah 8 months ago
russian forces should be like that, instead of killing both terrorist and hostages
MrFIFAnatic 9 months ago
Hard motherfuckers. 10 casualties in close quarters and they still keep going till the jobs done.
Y2KillerSPOOBLY 9 months ago 2
What was the name of the group that took down Osama Bin Laden?
yomamasapeach 10 months ago
@yomamasapeach Navy seals I think... But i don't know exactly ;)
Ingoten 8 months ago
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purmarseillais 7 months ago
@yomamasapeach
hollywood
purmarseillais 7 months ago
@purmarseillais Zing*
yomamasapeach 7 months ago
and this piece of information from a real source "The Algerian government has not received the bodies of terrorists" so Where are the corpses, and Another question ; Witnesses say That the terrorists were carrying explosives and one passenger said That the terrorists were saying we are ready to die and blow themselves up How is it possible that they knew they were being attacked and did nothing . Look to the troops as if playing a game of cat and mouse; go down and then climb up..... bad movie.
alimido82 11 months ago
@alimido82
Dear Algerian Sherlock Holmes, check out other documentaries, some show the faces and the identity of the dead terrorists.
Their bodies have probably stay in France because terrorists didn't have return tickets for Algeria (it's stupid, isn't it ?)... ;-p
coqueluche49 10 months ago
gign is number 1 in world representation and cinema not force but too cowardly forces in the world and history proved that , And I hope everyone who watches this incident to know very well what happened, There are a lot of questions but I have a question if anybody can answer that one, is something strange The operation is finished and there is no evidence yet that special forces had killed all the terrorists, How all this attack and we have not seen the bodies of terrorists?to be continued
alimido82 11 months ago
I quote "The most successful attack against a terrorist group on an airplane." The GIGN preformed with flying colors and with professionalism and bravery. God bless them.
AirCanada04 11 months ago
Le RAID est pas mal non plus
killikmeyssen 11 months ago
The GENDARMERIE was created by the genious NAPOLEON BONAPARTE , and the GIGN (Groupe D'intervention Gendarmerie Nationale )prove that french militaries actions do not to be forget ,like the french guys in afga also
greyfox623 11 months ago 2
GIGN is no joke
geforce5700fx 11 months ago
/watch?v=W7DyOCkJebg the movie!
CassiusYou 1 year ago
This operation is the ONLY one in the world that happened. The americans did save passagners from terrorist attacs, only in the movies...
kissofpacific 1 year ago 2
I'm french and GIGN (intervention group of the national gendarmerie) belongs to the gendarmerie that belongs to the french army, and there's also the GIPN (intervention group of the national police) which belongs to the police ^^
Zwitter66 1 year ago
Small minds quibble about "who is better". These units cross train quite often if you know anything or "have been there". EVERY mission is different. Save the petty cock measuring for the pub.
Ronbo710 1 year ago 2
@Ronbo710 Excellent response!
joekubert 11 months ago
lol
YouReadMyMind 1 year ago
Stop this bullshit about which special force is better ! All this men risking their lives to free innocent lives from terror deserve respect, whichever unit they are in !
max2950 1 year ago 42
@max2950 your words is better than all special forces
kareemjr78 9 months ago
"Freedom Fries" up George Bush's pasty ****.
blues4never 1 year ago
you fuck with the best you die like the rest
ANGKORIAN007 1 year ago
JTF2. Check that one out. The Brits and the French have serious competition.
CaNaNaDa217 1 year ago
only god knows how much i'd like to join the special forces. but it's too fuckin hard :(
thewholeuniverse 1 year ago
@thewholeuniverse if you think like "It`s too fucking hard"... then you don`t deserve to be in the special forces, a special forces soldier never thinks like that ;)...
LEX91SPETSNAZ 1 year ago
Somebody explain to me how they fire so many shots, but miss so many. It's face to face gunfire in the cockpit of an airplane.
dolphinsneu 1 year ago
@dolphinsneu all that tactics and training you see in CQB formations etc. most of it goes to shit when automatic weapons go off in your face that close.
Cycofoo1914 1 year ago
@Cycofoo1914 that wasn't what I'm saying. I'm saying, if automatic weapons are going off in their faces so close, how come none of them were killed?
dolphinsneu 1 year ago
@dolphinsneu Bullets don't instantly kill you, once the team stormed the plane, they stormed it so fast they've reached their point of advantage and the targets lost their advantage as they came in. I can only generalize it because, the tactics the team used is unknown to me.
Cycofoo1914 1 year ago
@Cycofoo1914 One interesting lucky strike the GIGN got was that the hijackers leader had started adding a "switch" on the bomb to detonate it just before the assault began (their muslim death prayer was actually what prompted the strike), and couldn't finish it under constant fire; otherwise, everyone on the plane would have died... to the credit of the terrs, they were stone-cold determined, and well-trained (very fast reloads, aimed for less-protected faces, walked their fire efficiently).
joekubert 11 months ago
@dolphinsneu All of the GIGN team members involved in the firefireght at the front were wounded, some lightly, some very severely (bullet wounds, grenade shrapnels, explosion blast, fall from being thrown off the plane), despite wearing heavy body armor. Lots of very 'hollywood' like stuff too, like several being saved by having their eyes-level raised handgun 'sponge up' AK bullets aimed at their face (helmet visor would not have helped them).
joekubert 11 months ago
@dolphinsneu From a book written by the leader of the GIGN assault team : the gendarmes involved in the firefight used semi-auto handguns (9mm pistols & .357 revolvers) in order to minimize risks to hostages; 2 terrorists were headshot in the first few seconds, the remaining members (Ak74 + uzi + grenades & dynamite sticks) holed up in the pilot compartment, shielded by 2 hostages & parts of the plane that stopped the incoming fire.
joekubert 11 months ago
@dolphinsneu
yes it 's because it's not an hollywood movies neither a video game !
purmarseillais 7 months ago
very impressive
Shunatan 1 year ago
Come on... SAS is a special service of the Royal armed forces. GIGN does not belong to French armed forces. It's a gendarmerie special service.
France have it's own special services comparable to SAS/SBS like commando Hubert etc...
And they got the Foreign Legion, which do not get involved things like this. They are pure soldiers.
Jyrki1964 1 year ago
@Jyrki1964 no, you're wrong. The gendarmerie is a part of the french army. It's a military police.
DrHugo73 1 year ago
@Jyrki1964 you're right
maitretseu 1 year ago
they ruined the inside of the plane....
But GIGN RULES
KLsystem 1 year ago
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KimmoKuopio 1 year ago
@KimmoKuopio we will my brother! CiA and FSB RULES!
French nuke are very precious and we keep em for our frogs! Btw the frog harvest season starts soon!
LOL
KLsystem 1 year ago
Special Forces like the GIGN, SAS or SWAT have serious courage.
They risk their lives to intervene in the most dangerous of situations against the most unpredictable of enemies.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
papillon0970 1 year ago 5
the first time i seen this video, I can't believe how skilled and aggressive this operators are.. judging from their movements: they are very athletic individuals..
fleymfreezer 1 year ago
Wow this kicks ass.
ShinobiBoiX 1 year ago
Only if the philipino SWAT team can learn to be aggressive like the GIGNs...
billbinmei 1 year ago 3
@billbinmei agree; PNP SWAT has no match with the GIGN. They are not even in the same league..
fleymfreezer 1 year ago
@billbinmei If youre talking about the hostage crisis the Filo's could have brought in their special forces but they didnt...they only put the shit normal law enforcement police..even the cops got criticized by an ex-member of the GIGN. SWAT isnt even in the same league, the GIGN are military to handle anti-terrorism affairs, SWAT are only law enforcement with better tactics and guns
nairdajun 1 year ago
counter terrorists win
dousson42 1 year ago
co-pilot fell a bloody long way.
12drumup 1 year ago
le gign fait parti de l'élite mondial bien meilleur que les américains !! se jours la on les a eux je m'en rappelle encore j'étais ts pétio.c se qui ma le plus marké av le 11 septembre
Freakylinks1988 1 year ago
:O Very nice job GIGN !
H91940 1 year ago
la aussi les petits martyrs vont ils oser dire que c'est une bavure???
5736Alex 1 year ago
Ce sont de militaires preparset entraines chque jour. Vive le france!!!
jeffmeullenet 1 year ago
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damounne 1 year ago 2
@damounne j'ai bien entendu la même chose que toi... Je pourrai pas te répondre je sais pas non plus xD :p
burnandstunt 1 year ago
@burnandstunt
non, ils ne disent pas ça. Ils disent que les SWAT étudient des cas pareils...
manuserra 1 year ago
@burnandstunt cette vidéo est une prise d'otage en décembre 1994 a marseille, des islamistes (comme d'habitude) voulais crashé l'avion sur paris, et le GIGN a donné l'assaut et les terroristes ont été tués.
assasin1911 1 year ago
@burnandstunt Non moi j'entends : "International incidents (...) are studied by (...) SWAT instructors" autrement dit, ils se servent de cette opération comme référence lors de leurs entraînements....D'ailleurs, je crois que le GIGN va parfois aux USA pour coacher les gars du SWAT sur ce type de mission....
manuorchestra 1 year ago
@damounne non le commentaire dit que le cas est etudié par les instructeurs americains : "terrorist activities from other parts of the world are a major concern for US SWAT units. international incidents involving foreign law enforcement teams are studied by domestic SWAT training instructors in America."
kazpmk 1 year ago
@damounne Non moi j'entends : "International incidents (...) are studied by (...) SWAT instructors" autrement dit, ils se servent de cette opération comme référence lors de leurs entraînements....D'ailleurs, je crois que le GIGN va parfois aux USA pour coacher les gars du SWAT sur ce type de mission....
manuorchestra 1 year ago
@damounne:
Non. Il dit que ce genre d'acte terroriste est étudié par les instructeurs du SWAT aux USA.
papillon0970 1 year ago
@damounne non, ils disent juste que ce qui c'est passé ce jour là est utilisée par les instructeurs du SWAT, comme une sorte d'exemple. Certain américains (comme certain Français...) ont un égo démesuré, ce n'est pas pour autant qu'il faut entendre les choses que l'on a envie d'entendre ^^
Colonelc4 1 year ago
"international incidents involving foreign law reinforcement team are studied by domestic SWAT... in america." Je comprends que les ricains se servent de l'experience du GIGN pour former leurs équipes d'intervention aux usa.
bushi835 1 year ago
@damounne "international incidents involving foreign law reinforcement team are studied by domestic SWAT... in america." Je comprends que les ricains se servent de l'experience du GIGN pour former leurs équipes d'intervention aux usa.
bushi835 1 year ago
@damounne Ils disent que des accidents étrangers sont étudiés par les américains. Bref les forces US étudient et analysent ce qu'il se passe ailleurs quoi, normal.
Rwowd 1 year ago
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stefool 1 year ago
why does the narrorator make it sound like the GIGN are the equivalent to a SWAT team? as messy as this raid seemed they accomplished the only think that matters...corner them
ffox46 1 year ago
FUCK MUSLIMS THEY ARE KILLERS AND TERRORIST
vale1977able 1 year ago
@vale1977ablelol when you put your Jesus glasses on its hard to see the truth. what about timothy mcvay, burning of Jews at the stakes doing the pelage because they were not Christian, ill skip WW2 we all know that one. Lets skip killing and go to Catholics policies, why do they protect sex offenders and why did the catholic church have to be pressured to condemn the atrocities committed by Hitler.
ffox46 1 year ago
Nos hommes font un travail remarquable. Tout comme les femmes qui depuis peu, deviennent de plus nombreuses au sein du GIGN.
TiiteBraziiliia77 1 year ago
i think QARANC are the best, 3 year selection to get into this unit, and they save lives on operations every year that you don't hear about . the Grey Mafia rocks! ;o)
nellyprice 1 year ago
me i think the GIGN is the equivalent of american SRT (special response team)
ThePauto 1 year ago
Bravo les GIGN :D
Alltomks77 2 years ago 3
GIGN is definately NOT the equivalent of SWAT.
The equivalent of SWAT would be LE RAID or GIPN . The GIGN is part of the military.
So yes the equivalent of GIGN in the US would be the DELTA FORCES.
Hemlock1976 2 years ago 2
@Hemlock1976 : Delta Force or the Seal's ! but the best equivalent des seal's in france are the Commando Hubert . Hubert working sometimes with the gign
damounne 2 years ago
@damounne seal team 6 and delta force are both counter terror its just who you like more really
ffox46 1 year ago
I see some people here think the GIGN did a bad job, I have to disagree, the conditions were very hard, yet they managed to save all the hostages alive! And there was more than a hundred hostages!
I do not count the hostages that were shot before the operation, that wouldn't make sense to count them in the operation (basically no one could save them)
Kamfrenchie 2 years ago
The GIGN is one of the greatest elite intervention group, they are great all over the world fot the great job they do and recognized by the others group. The example of the gflight 8969 is a great example because, a flight is one of the more dangerous intervention for the GIGN. And they saved all the hostages and lose nobody. they were 177 hostages.
Bye
matthieu71 2 years ago 4
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Fucking GIGN are brutal. INB4 surrender-monkeys, y'all just jealous.
HumanUnitNeverKilled 2 years ago
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air france..... so many problemssssssss
BrianEaZy 2 years ago
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(GIGN ARE TOY SOILDERS) S.A.S would done it in 5mins MAX the iranian embassey siege only took 12mins LOL and none SAS WERE HURT PMSL
THECLEANSER1 2 years ago
A plane and an embassy not comparable.There is 2 door in a plane And tres little place to fight if you miss your target you kills an innocent Imagine and not comparable
nitreteur 2 years ago 4
Stop playing CoD 4.
TehG3A3 2 years ago 3
And the SAFCF would like to have a word with you in how they got rid of plane hijackers in 30 SECONDS.
TehG3A3 2 years ago
LOL. would like to that what did they do just blow it up haha
THECLEANSER1 2 years ago
Nope, ran inside and gunned them down.
TehG3A3 2 years ago
If GIGN are toy soldiers join us .....
94rainbowx33 2 years ago
What's the point of C-T operation ? Making a good ratio in few times like counter strike or save all the 177 hostage"s lives ? 1 (+?) hostage was killed during the iranian embassey siege (they were only 26) so Air france 8969 was a better success !
Rastignac66 2 years ago 3
gign is number 1 in world for the force térrorist
maxpourcel 2 years ago 65
actually, GSG-9 is better.
FerrariandBMW 2 years ago
@FerrariandBMW
I don't think, GIGN used to intervent 2 time per week and GSG 9 have only 10 intervention per year.
schibbiii 1 year ago
@FerrariandBMW
I don't think, GIGN used to intervent 2 time per year and GSG 9 only 10 time per year
schibbiii 1 year ago
@maxpourcel the description of this event doesn't exactly describe competence on the part of the special forces team.
erielhonan 10 months ago
@maxpourcel yeah, this same SAS, russian Alfa, GROM, navy seals and many others. One question: Why they are all number 1??
ELWITOASG 7 months ago
Its already crowded in a plane, imaging having a firefight in one D:
RoosterAssassin 2 years ago
this is were we fight this is were he deid
darkwater07 2 years ago
I'm surprised they didn't have any GIGN members on the roof with ropes leading over the cockpit window to lob in grenades/flashbangs.
KEMM88 2 years ago
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haha the guy that had his ammo blown up, lucky chap he didn't get the bullet through his chest x)
KEMM88 2 years ago
He risked his live to save people and lost his hand, you find it funny ?
BarneyGamble06 2 years ago 4
The hijackers know about gign will storm the plane. So they barricade inside the cockpit.
Gign act at the right time , because Yahia would detonate the bombs inside the planes near the control tower.
Jonirkamik 2 years ago
This footage is incredible!!! Always gives me the chills
davefs25 3 years ago 4
It is extremely difficult to fight in such conditions.
DeViLiN888 3 years ago 2
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You don't have to be a member of any special unit to say that *this just sucked*.
Well, maybe this was not so bad as 22 June...
Viva le... cowards.
yarek555 3 years ago
You are kidding right? This event became textbook procedures, it is one of the most successful cases in history.
The GIGN are the only counter-terrorism/government organization to have successfully captured pirates in the coast of Somalia, they are considered among with the British SAS to be the elite of counter-terror units.
Svendevarennes 3 years ago 54
@Svendevarennes
so as SAS, SGS9, para09 , cleopSZ etc. There are so many ....
vnck25 1 year ago
@vnck25 ...,Russian "Alpha".
uliqed 1 year ago
@Svendevarennes portuguese navy caputred some too, but had to release them due to international law.
cerealpipe 1 year ago
@Svendevarennes Yeah well so have others did the same, SEALs, MARSOF and other NATO sf.... But I think it was not the GIGN, it were maybe the Commando Hubert or some other French special forces unit. The GIGN is only for inland(France). And in the 70's a German plane was highjacked and a GSG9 unit of the German police killed all the terrorists. Back then the KSK didn't exist so the German police had to take care of it.
bennyronny 1 year ago
Says the keyboard warrior..
You suck. Fucking faggot.
littlefury 3 years ago
svendevarennes is right...
wopetui 3 years ago
you are an hass
hasses dont speak they fart get death
Darodh 2 years ago
I thought there were only 200 GIGN members and were supposed to be the motherfucking tizite.
With numbers like that, you have to be elite to get in.
anthcybo 3 years ago
WELL DONE GIGN ,a few fuck ups but i would not want to be in your shoes,we can all comment,it this if that,AGAIN WELL DONE
raymondrayban 3 years ago
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Their operation was NOT executed well at all.
22 minutes for a SWAT equivalent unit to secure a plane?
SWAT could have done it in less than 2 minutes, that's what it's all about.
In my opinion the GIGN executed it horribly, and they were able to secure only because of the terrorists' mistakes. Why were all the terrorists in the cockpit? if they were scattered, the GIGN would have had a harder time with them. In conclusion of this video - GIGN SUCK.
gilbark1 3 years ago
I don't know what about SWAT but the Israeli
Sayeret Matkal could do it better...
Automobile23 3 years ago
totally agree with you.
every sayeret could...
gilbark1 3 years ago
How many operations like this have you executed?
Kingaudet 3 years ago 6
None. But fortunately I know more than enough to realize that this is not a well-executed operation.
Many mistakes.
gilbark1 3 years ago
I laugh about all your absurd comments. You are so anti-French that you have no commonsense. You are men who like criticizing but who would make in the pants in such a situation.
lecroux 3 years ago 5
How am I anti-French?...
I don't give a shit if it's GIGN or SWAT or I don't know what...
By any fact, this could have been executed better.
By the way, many people don't know it, as they are too immature to understand it, people who criticize, or people who review, doesn't mean they can do it better. Everyone has the right to be a critic, not everyone has to agree.
gilbark1 3 years ago
Well, the GIGN could have done it "better" - but it still did an amazing feat because none of the remaining pax and crew died.
And "Everyone has the right to be a critic" *as long as they are informed.*
Vikkoman 2 years ago 3
yea, it has to be fast with planes. SAS or swat would of done it in a few minutes, gsg9 from germany are just as good.
trigga1uk 3 years ago
Can you show me a single event where swat have successfully recovered a hijacked airplane? in two minutes?
Svendevarennes 3 years ago 3
The terrorists were precisely in the cockpit because of preparation. The GIGN convinced the GIA to make the press conference they requested in the plane and arranged things so that all the passengers would be in the back of the plane while the assault started. The hijackers were waiting in the cockpit for the journalists to come for the press conference.
Blanc57 3 years ago 2
category: sports... lol okkkk
anonymous1shh 3 years ago
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yes good work GIGN.... did you pack too many white flags? another example of shocking soldiering by the cheese eating surrender monkeys!
gnrcook 3 years ago
beautiful execution! wow beautifully executed. gives me the hibbygibbies to look at that. congrats french's congrats.
alejin3 4 years ago
French equivalent of S.W.A.T.... PSHHHHHH... GIGN is a Specialized CT unit, not S.W.A.T. It's the equivalent of the U.S. Deltas.
theothercanadian 4 years ago
Being a Navy SEAL and spending some time with the SAS and the GIGN I can tell you they are a CT unit and they specialize in small arms. They are extremely efficient with them. They are excellent in CQB situations.
badtimez 4 years ago
yes but they are still involved in teh same types of things as teh deltas. SWAT is mostly CQC and not as well trained or equipped as teh GIGN.
theothercanadian 4 years ago
faites honneur a ces hommes qui risque leur vie pour vous.
a F.M décédé en 01/07
MikaRborn 4 years ago
GIGN, SAS, GSG 9, world's best.
voidsmith 4 years ago 4
Ayant 12 ans,cette vidéo m'a beaucoup frappé et a été un moment très dur pour le GIGN de libérer les passagers innocents malgré les personnes tuées par les tueurs algériens.
Malheureusement,l'année suivante,les attentats de 1995 ont été perpétrés par le GIA à Paris : l'échec des services secrets français et la négligence de l'Etat français concernant l'avertissement sur le terrorisme post-1994.
Joffre1918 4 years ago
i can't believe it was on christmas eve. the people who were killed couldn't celebrate it.
fosters535 4 years ago
nobody got killed. only terrorists.
Anusbis666 4 years ago
3 hosties were killed when the algerians didnt let them go to paris.
theothercanadian 4 years ago
3 passengers were killed u dumb
wereqwerty 3 years ago
Yes, 3 persons were assassinated by terrorists but before the plane took of from algeria, nd not during the gign assault.
BarneyGamble06 2 years ago 3
Although there were several casualties, it was a well-run operation in the sense that GIGN had to sort of improvise an intervention in Marseilles. They had to change their plans at the last minute. GIGN is an efficient team, I say it as a Belgian, i.e. an anti-French person per definition. France's GIGN is almost as great as our "Escadron Diane". They are brilliant.
pdevadder 4 years ago
GIGN.....alwiz the best
timothyngim 4 years ago
La Direction d'Air France avait demandé à l'Etat français de s'abstenir de desservir l'Algérie en raison des risques terroristes à l'époque : aucune réponse. Jusqu'au jour ou......
Résultat : un policier Algérien tué, un homme d'affaire vietnamien tué, un personnel d'Air France tué. L'ETAT EST COUPABLE ET RESPONSABLE.
bobduvar 4 years ago
they wanted to crash the aircraft on the Eiffel tower. They knew after that , it would be better to pilot theselves to succed.
delamotteh 4 years ago
Grom is the BEST
Mahkess 5 years ago
all you clowns and your comments you should highly rate gign they are some of the worlds finest america can forget it britain,germany,france. the worlds top 3 nuff said
crunchiekev 5 years ago
I saw this program on National Geographic just now and I am just amazed by this footage. These guys are heroes for risking their lives storming the plane!!!
nv821 5 years ago 5
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The only victory is to rescue the hostages with no losses, otherwise this kind of raid is a failure !!!
Thumbs up !
kaa13 5 years ago
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Haha, it was alright but come on, you guys keep falling off the ladder, and ten wounded against 4 men, hardly a major victory
CrazyCrisUk 5 years ago
Very poor Nat.Geog. documentary. 1/the plane was hijacked in Algiers,on the ground before takeoff for Paris via marseilles.2/the only 3 hostages killed were shot by terrorists on the ground in Algiers; Algerian autorities refused to have French GIGN intervene. 3/France convinced Algerian autorities to allow the plane to take off for Paris.
levoltaire 4 years ago
4/Pilot covinced terrorists he had to land in Marseille for refuelling, while GIGN got ready for assault. By the time the plane landed in Marseilles hostages had been on plane for 2 days, it landed in France on Dec.26th
levoltaire 4 years ago
5/this video shows the last minutes of a 54 hour ordeal, and GIGN hardly had any info on how many terrorists, where on the plane they were, etc.
levoltaire 4 years ago
im glad the hijackers are killed
senuneena 4 years ago
this is what american SWAT cannot do VIVE LA FRANCE
reblover1 5 years ago