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  1. BRI (Brigade of Research and Intervention) is part of the Paris Police Department and it works primary job is investigation, surveillance and hostage negotiation. Their primary task is to stopping major crime before it happens and are know for stopping local gangs. They rarely actually fight, but the BRI can in emergency's. They are a small team of about 72 officers. RAID (Research, Assistance, Intervention and Deterrence) is similar to American SWAT. Every French province has a RAID team consisting of about 200 members. They are called upon for serious crimes in their local provinces. For example, armed robberies, organized crime and terrorism. The GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) is a special forces group of the French Gendarmerie (similar to U.S. Homeland Security) that is based just west of Paris. They specialize in hostage rescue and counter terrorism. Specifically, they specialize in International incidents and large scale terrorism, such as plane hijackings or mass shooters. The GIGN will often assists local forces, like RAID. They train in skydiving, underwater combat, surveillance, helicopter deployment and more. They have about 300 members. Seriously, all you guys gotta do is use Google and read some articles.
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