GLI-F4 grenade
Tear gas grenade
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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.[1]
| Grenade GLI-F4 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Hand grenade |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2011-2020 |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Alsetex |
| Specifications | |
| Filling | TNT, RDX, CS gas |
History
The GLI-F4 was first authorized alongside the OF-F1 grenade in French law enforcement operation,[2] following Decree 2011–795 on June 30, 2011.[3]
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[4] and subsequently forbidden by Decree 2017–1029, on 10 May 2017.[5]
Replacement
On 26 January 2020 then-interior minister, Christophe Castaner, announced the withdrawal of GLI-F4 grenades.[6]
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,[7][8] while citing that the GLI-F4 was already being phased out.
Design
Usage
The usage of GLI-F4 has caused cases of mutilation, especially in demonstration events.[11] Three thousand grenades of this type, some of which expired, were used on the Notre-Dame-des-Landes Zone to Defend in April 2018.[12]
Users
See also
- Hand grenade
- F1 grenade – (France)
- F1 grenade (Australia) – (Australia)
- LU 213 grenade – (France)
- M26 grenade – (United States)
- M67 grenade – (United States)
- Mk 2 grenade – (United States)