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Members of the Research and Intervention Brigade of the French national police (Brigade de recherche et d'intervention, BRI) to the Paris Police Prefecture, on September 1, 2017 in Paris. Photo by Eliot
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![Members of French special police forces of Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) are seen at the scene during a raid after a hostage-taking in the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, Members of French special police forces of Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) are seen at the scene during a raid after a hostage-taking in the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CJR7B7/members-of-french-special-police-forces-of-research-and-intervention-brigade-bri-are-seen-at-the-scene-during-a-raid-after-a-hostage-taking-in-the-church-in-saint-etienne-du-rouvray-near-rouen-in-normandy-france-july-26-2016-a-priest-was-killed-with-a-knife-and-another-hostage-seriously-wounded-in-an-attack-on-a-church-that-was-carried-out-by-assailants-linked-to-islamic-state-reuterspascal-rossignol-2CJR7B7.jpg)
Members of French special police forces of Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) are seen at the scene during a raid after a hostage-taking in the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy,
![Members of French special police forces of the Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) are seen near a raid zone in Saint-Denis, near Paris, Nov. 18, 2015, during an operation to catch fugitives Members of French special police forces of the Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) are seen near a raid zone in Saint-Denis, near Paris, Nov. 18, 2015, during an operation to catch fugitives](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-11-18t131912z_1_lynxnpebah0sq_rtroptp_4_france-shooting_1_0.jpg)
Members of French special police forces of the Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) are seen near a raid zone in Saint-Denis, near Paris, Nov. 18, 2015, during an operation to catch fugitives
Why does France have so many CT units like Raid, GIGN, and BRI, and how do these units compare to each other? - Quora
![Members of the Research and Intervention Brigade of the French national police (Brigade de recherche et d'intervention, BRI) to the Paris Police Prefecture, on September 1, 2017 in Paris. Photo by Eliot Members of the Research and Intervention Brigade of the French national police (Brigade de recherche et d'intervention, BRI) to the Paris Police Prefecture, on September 1, 2017 in Paris. Photo by Eliot](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DH51H9/members-of-the-research-and-intervention-brigade-of-the-french-national-police-brigade-de-recherche-et-dintervention-bri-to-the-paris-police-prefecture-on-september-1-2017-in-paris-photo-by-eliot-blondetabacapresscom-2DH51H9.jpg)
Members of the Research and Intervention Brigade of the French national police (Brigade de recherche et d'intervention, BRI) to the Paris Police Prefecture, on September 1, 2017 in Paris. Photo by Eliot
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Police of BRI (Police prefecture of Paris during operation on the site of the Francois Mitterrand Library in Paris) France Stock Photo - Alamy
![Members of the Research and Intervention Brigade of the French national police (Brigade de recherche et d'intervention, BRI) to the Paris Police Prefecture, on September 1, 2017 in Paris. Photo by Eliot Members of the Research and Intervention Brigade of the French national police (Brigade de recherche et d'intervention, BRI) to the Paris Police Prefecture, on September 1, 2017 in Paris. Photo by Eliot](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DH51HN/members-of-the-research-and-intervention-brigade-of-the-french-national-police-brigade-de-recherche-et-dintervention-bri-to-the-paris-police-prefecture-on-september-1-2017-in-paris-photo-by-eliot-blondetabacapresscom-2DH51HN.jpg)
Members of the Research and Intervention Brigade of the French national police (Brigade de recherche et d'intervention, BRI) to the Paris Police Prefecture, on September 1, 2017 in Paris. Photo by Eliot
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French BRI Operator. BRI is spécial intervention unit of French parisian police. | Military special forces, Military soldiers, Special forces
![Exclusif France 3. "Intégrer la BRI de Paris" : au cœur du recrutement de la première force d'intervention Exclusif France 3. "Intégrer la BRI de Paris" : au cœur du recrutement de la première force d'intervention](https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/image/zh9EGSfXirRnY2NCAyigTioIvdg/600x400/regions/2021/04/30/608c4b51510ed_maxnewsfrthree730716-5297496.jpg)
Exclusif France 3. "Intégrer la BRI de Paris" : au cœur du recrutement de la première force d'intervention
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Police of BRI (Police prefecture of Paris during operation on the site of the Francois Mitterrand Library in Paris) France Stock Photo - Alamy
![AFP News Agency on Twitter: "Search and Intervention Brigade (BRI) police with a shield used in the Bataclan assault on Nov 13 #ParisAttacks https://t.co/KRxFgA5DVq" / Twitter AFP News Agency on Twitter: "Search and Intervention Brigade (BRI) police with a shield used in the Bataclan assault on Nov 13 #ParisAttacks https://t.co/KRxFgA5DVq" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUF9IuaXAAAhSLA.jpg)