France's Secret Service Agents 'Forgot To Pack Their Guns'

France's President Francois Hollande (l.) arrives for a news conference on the second day of the G20 summit in Los Cabos June 19, 2012. Henry Romero/Reuters

François Hollande's Secret Service Agents 'Forgot To Pack Their Guns' -- The Telegraph

French secret service agents tasked with protecting President François Hollande "forgot to pack their guns" while on a recent trip to a climate conference in Brazil, it was reported on Wednesday.

In a highly embarrassing Inspector Clouseau-style blunder, the presidential guards from the elite GSPR unit only realised the guns were absent upon arrival at Rio de Janeiro Airport.

They usually travel with a secured briefcase containing an array of firearms. But when they sought to present the weapons to customs officials, they were nowhere to be seen.

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My Comment: I am not surprised by the firing .... but I am surprised that they decided to make this public.