National tribute ceremony to GIGN Chief Marshal Blanc in Versailles
French President Emmanuel Macron, National Gendarmerie Director-General Christian Rodriguez, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, Chief of the Military Staff of the President Admiral Jean-Philippe Rolland, French Chief of the Defence Staff General Thierry Burkhard and GIGN Commander General Ghislain Rety attend a ceremony in tribute to French GIGN gendarme Marechal des Logis-Chef Arnaud Blanc, who was killed in an operation against illegal gold mining in French Guiana, at the French National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) base of Versailles-Satory in Versailles, west of Paris, on March 31, 2023. The 35-year-old elite gendarmerie sub-officer was killed in the French overseas territory in South America on March 25, 2023, after being shot by an armed group during the operation. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS