▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁etc . ▁ ▁G IGN ▁support ▁during ▁the ▁assault ▁on ▁the ▁O uv é a ▁cave . ▁An ▁E PI GN ▁section ▁led ▁the ▁assault ▁group ▁through ▁the ▁j ung le ▁and ▁cord oned ▁off ▁the ▁area . ▁An ▁E PI GN ▁member ▁was ▁wounded ▁by ▁gun shot ▁when ▁the ▁host age ▁tak ers ▁shot ▁at ▁their ▁hel ic opter ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁assault . ▁ ▁G IGN ▁support ▁( and ▁host age ▁rescue ) ▁during ▁the ▁assault ▁on ▁Air ▁France ▁Fl ight ▁ 8 9 6 9 ▁at ▁Marse ille ▁Mar ign ane ▁air port ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁A ▁section ▁of ▁eigh teen ▁E PI GN ▁members ▁was ▁station ed ▁directly ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁plane ▁during ▁the ▁assault ▁and ▁recovered ▁the ▁host ages ▁as ▁they ▁went ▁down ▁the ▁escape ▁ch utes . ▁As ▁only ▁four ▁arm ored ▁jack ets ▁were ▁available ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ur gency ▁of ▁the ▁deployment , ▁they ▁decided ▁that ▁none ▁would ▁be ▁used . ▁▁ ▁Att empt ed ▁arrest , ▁and ▁shooting , ▁of ▁terror ist ▁Kh aled ▁Kel kal . ▁As ▁G IGN ▁was ▁deployed ▁in ▁the ▁Com or os , ▁E PI GN ▁under to ok ▁the ▁operation . ▁K eld al ▁refused ▁to ▁surrender ▁and ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁exchange . ▁ ▁Search ▁for ▁and ▁monitoring ▁of ▁sus pected ▁crim inals ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Wars . ▁ ▁Search ▁for ▁and ▁monitoring ▁of ▁violent ▁independent ist