GLI-F4 grenade

Grenade GLI-F4
TypeHand grenade
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service2011-2020
Production history
ManufacturerAlsetex
Specifications
FillingTNT, RDX, CS gas

The GLI-F4 instant tear gas grenade (French: Grenade GLI-F4, alternatively known as the SAE 810) is an explosive tear gas grenade, manufactured by French company Alsetex. GLI-F4 grenades are classified as "weapons of war" (French: armes de guerre) in the French Internal Security Code.

History

The GLI-F4 was first authorized alongside the OF-F1 grenade in French law enforcement operation, following Decree 2011–795 on June 30, 2011.

It replaced the OF-F1 grenade, which was first suspended after the death of Rémi Fraisse when used during the October 2014 Sivens Dam demonstrations and subsequently forbidden by Decree 2017–1029, on 10 May 2017.

Replacement

On 26 January 2020 then-interior minister, Christophe Castaner, announced the withdrawal of GLI-F4 grenades.

While the GLI-F4 replacement, GM2L grenade, does not contain TNT, critics such as the Human Rights League argue that it is not clear that these new grenades are much safer as they function in a similar way, while citing that the GLI-F4 was already being phased out.

Design

The GLI-F4's tear gas consists of 10 g (0.35 oz) of CS gas. Meanwhile, the explosive charge consists of 26 g (0.92 oz) of TNT and 4 g (0.14 oz) of hexocire (a mixture of RDX and wax). It could be thrown and used effectively for at max 200 meters.

Usage

The usage of GLI-F4 has caused cases of mutilation, especially in demonstration events. Three thousand grenades of this type, some of which expired, were used on the Notre-Dame-des-Landes Zone to Defend in April 2018.

Users

See also

References

  1. ↑ Celine Rastello, "N'est-ce pas inquiétant qu'un gouvernement utilise des armes de guerre contre la population ?", L'Obs, February 14, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ (Daillère & Linglet 2016, p. 48,49)
  3. ↑ "Decree No. 2011-795 of 30 June 2011 on firearms that may be used for the maintenance of public order". Legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Forces de l'ordre: pourquoi tant de grenades?" (opiniestuk) (in French). Libération. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Décret n° 2017-1029 du 10 mai 2017 modifiant l'article D. 211-17 du code de la sécurité intérieure - Legifrance". Legifrance.gouv.fr.
  6. ↑ Duplay, Eleonore (18 June 2018). "Les grenades GLI F4 abandonnées progressivement" (in French). France 3 Régions. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Breeden, Aurelien (2020-01-27). "France to Stop Using TNT-Loaded Tear Gas Grenades". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ Joubioux, Nathan (2020-01-27). "La grenade controversée GLI-F4 est désormais interdite en France, un coup de com ?". euronews (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  9. ↑ Ismaël Halissat, "Grenade GLI-F4 : révélations sur une arme qui mutile", Libération.fr, January 25, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  10. ↑ "55 - Grenades à effet combinés" (in French). titus2h.e-monsite.com/. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Un "gilet jaune", victime d'une grenade, a eu la main arrachée". www.lesinrocks.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Les gendarmes ont déversé une quantité record de grenades sur la Zad de Notre-Dame-des-Landes". Reporterre.net. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

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