French police carry out Olympics terror attack rehearsal

Around 50 khakiclad men riding atop a black armoured truck approached an abandoned office building on the outskirts of Paris one spring morning and blew open a secondstorey window with an explosive device. After clearing shards of glass from the window frame, they shuffled through the gaping hole and into the graffiticovered building in search of hostages in reality junior members of the Gendarmerie held inside. , Paris, Olympics, worldnews The training exercise, held in preparation for the July 26Aug. 11 Olympic Games, was one of the final dress rehearsals for an event nobody wants to happen. Founded 50 years ago after the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, in which 11 Israelis died in an attack by a Palestinian militant group, the GIGN is one of France s elite tactical units, responsible for freeing hostages, counterterrorism operations and other highstake raids. Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just 1 for 3 months. Start your free trial n