Violent riots and looting have been taking place in Guadeloupe for several days against a background of protest against health measures to fight against Covid-19. Gérald Darmanin announced on Saturday, November 20, the sending of about fifty additional special forces agents.
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While the situation is deteriorating in Guadeloupe withpacks, dams on fire Where still some looting, 25 members of the GIGN and 10 of the Raid left Paris for Guadeloupe where violent riots are taking place, franceinfo has learned from corroborating sources. The Ministry of the Interior thus sends 35 agents of these special forces, and not about fifty as indicated on Saturday, November 20, Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior.
These reinforcements will arrive on the night of Sunday 21 to Monday 22 November. They will support the more than 2,000 police and gendarmes already mobilized on the island, in particular to face certain demonstrators who fire live ammunition according to a press release from the prefecture of Guadeloupe. Unlike the other forces there, these units are equipped with armor. These vehicles allow them to go into contact, including in the face of firearms.
These specialized units will be able to bring their experience in crisis management. They have another asset, their ability to do intelligence to identify the perpetrators or detect barricades trapped for example. The members of the Raid and the GIGN are also equipped with night vision binoculars which allow them to intervene at night.