Posted on 06/09/2016 5:37:07 AM PDT by drop 50 and fire for effect
Two men tried to rob a McDonald's in eastern France only to be violently thwarted by 11 off-duty French special forces commandos who were having lunch there, authorities said.
The two men stormed into a McDonald's in Ecole-Valentin, near Besançon, about 9 p.m. Sunday, France Bleu radio and the French newspaper Connexion reported, quoting the local prosecutor, Edwige Roux-Morizot.
Not spotted by the robbers, however, were 11 men eating lunch who are members of Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale, or GIGN, the French armed forces' elite counterterrorism unit.
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Well, that’s a mistake of epic proportions, LOL. Talk about having the tiger by the tail.
LOL. He picked a really bad day to try to rob the McDonalds.
The perps took a beatin and they ain't eatin (at least not from MickeyD's)...lol
Not sure which is more peculiar: That anybody’s Special Forces would be eating at McDonalds or That these eleven hombres malo somehow escaped notice by the would be robbers.
Note to entry-level criminals: if you’re robbing people in a public place, have a look at the people around you. If 11 or so folks are big, beefy guys with short haircuts and wearing jackets on a warm day, turn right around and leave.
What were the Hungary special forces doing in France?
I read a different article about this and some local official said they didn’t use their weapons at first because that would be “unacceptable”. I bet they didn’t want to “let the robbery play out”. I’m sure they were held back the same way cops were held back in Baltimore when the riots happened.
Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck
“One of the men was shot in the stomach, and the other was seriously injured falling down a flight of stairs during the pursuit, he said.”
Those pesky stairs strike again...
Gotta love the statement about one of the perps being injured “...while falling down the stairs.” LOL! But only after being kicked in the ass by a size 12 jump boot!
I'm lovin it when bad guys get what they deserve. Warms my heart.
That’s how I read the headline, but I haven’t had my 2nd cup of coffee yet. :)
What were the Hungary special forces doing in France?
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Dining on the world famous cuisine.
That’s like trying to rob a cop bar. :-)
lunch at 9pm? They working the SF night shift?
Now that’s a great commercial.
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