Paris, France, Oct 21, 2026 (AFP) - Controversial French ex-police commando probed over Rwanda dies aged 80

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2026-10-21

A French police commander who helped quell a 1979 Islamist uprising in Mecca, founded an elite unit of the gendarmerie but later faced a probe over alleged involvement in the Rwanda genocide, has died aged 80, his former force said Wednesday. Paul Barril had been suffering from Parkinson's disease. His death late Tuesday was confirmed to AFP by the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN), the elite intervention unit of the French gendarmer......

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