Published on 18/12/2024 22:18
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Hostage-taking on a Paris-Algiers flight in 1994: “I was injured like seven of my comrades” testifies Philippe Bardelli, former member of the GIGN
Hostage-taking on a Paris-Algiers flight in 1994: “I was injured like seven of my comrades” testifies Philippe Bardelli, former member of the GIGN
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Philippe Bardelli was a member of the GIGN during the hostage-taking of the Algiers-Paris flight on December 26, 1994. He was the guest of the 8 p.m. news this Wednesday, December 18.
In the middle of the end-of-year celebrations, Philippe Bardelli, former member of the GIGN, had to leave his family to participate in the GIGN operation concerning the hostage-taking of the Algiers-Paris flight on December 26, 1994. “I was injured like seven of my comrades out of the eight gendarmes of the GIGN (…) one of the members announced the throwing of a grenade by the terrorists, we went down to avoid the explosion, at the moment where I go back up (…) I am attacked, we have a terrorist five meters away who shoots at me and I am injured in the hand I don’t know it’s on my weapon, I will find out later. since it was snatched from my hands”says the guest.
After quickly seeing a doctor, the man leaves towards the plane with his second weapon. Once inside the plane, “There’s shooting, there’s a lot of shooting on the terrorists’ side and we return fire for almost 20 minutes”details Philippe Bardelli.
Watch the full interview in the video above
