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'''''The Assault''''' (French Title: '''''L'Assaut''''') is a 2010 drama film about the 1994 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_8969 hijacking of Air France Flight 8969] and the operation mounted by the ''Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale'' ('''GIGN''') to rescue the hostages before the terrorists can use the plane in a suicide attack. Directed by Julien Leclercq, ''The Assault'' was made with the collaboration and advice of the GIGN.
'''''The Assault''''' (French Title: '''''L'Assaut''''') is a 2010 drama film about the 1994 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_8969 hijacking of Air France Flight 8969] and the operation mounted by the ''Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale'' (GIGN) to rescue the hostages before the terrorists can use the plane in a suicide attack. Directed by Julien Leclercq, ''The Assault'' was made with the collaboration and advice of the GIGN.
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[[File:Assault-grenade-1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The passengers realize they are being hijacked when they spot grenades on the terrorists' belts.]]
[[File:Assault-grenade-1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The passengers realize they are being hijacked when they spot grenades on the terrorists' belts.]]
[[File:Assault-grenade-2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A grenade lies on the floor after being tossed by a hijacker.]]
[[File:Assault-grenade-2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A grenade lies on the floor after being tossed by a hijacker.]]
The Assault (French Title: L'Assaut) is a 2010 drama film about the 1994 hijacking of Air France Flight 8969 and the operation mounted by the Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN) to rescue the hostages before the terrorists can use the plane in a suicide attack. Directed by Julien Leclercq, The Assault was made with the collaboration and advice of the GIGN.
The following weapons were used in the film The Assault (L'Assaut):
Manurhin MR-73 revolvers are used by most of the GIGN officers, including Thierry (Vincent Elbaz). Officers use the "Defense", "Police" and "Gendarmerie" models in various barrel lengths.
A GIGN officer uses a Glock 17 when raiding a house at the beginning of the film. These events took place in 1994, before the arrival of the 3rd gen of Glock pistols.
When the hijacked jet is stormed, a GIGN officer uses a SIG-Sauer P228 as his backup gun after running out of ammunition for his MR-73.
During the real facts, one of these Sig saved a GIGN member's life: a hijacker fired a round on the operator, which was deviated by his P228. The round hit the front of the gun on the guide rod, exploded the frame and left the gun near the trigger, cutting the right index of the GIGN member (who stayed in the Group 14 years longer as an instructor).
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 submachine guns with Navy trigger groups, laser aiming modules and flashlights are used by GIGN officers when they storm the hijacked jet.
A Romanian AIMR is used by the hijackers to execute a hostage, and later during a lengthy gun battle with the GIGN. The GIA gunmen who take Carole (Mélanie Bernier) to a meeting with the leader of their French wing are also armed AIMRs.
The terrorists have hand grenades attached to their belts when they hijack the plane. A grenade is later thrown at the GIGN officers when they approach the cockpit.
