A Malian migrant hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris is to be made a French citizen. Mamoudou Gassama won widespread praise after climbing the outside of the building to save the four-year-old. Video showed him being cheered on by spectators
as pulled himself from balcony to balcony to the fourth floor. After meeting him at the Elysee Palace, President Emmanuel Macron said he would be made a naturalised citizen.
He personally thanked Mr Gassama, gave him a medal for courage and said he would also be made a fireman. The drama unfolded on Saturday evening on a street in the north of the city.
Mr Gassama said he had been walking past when he saw a crowd gathered in front of the building. He told French broadcaster BFMTV when he saw the child dangling from the balcony, "I did not think, I saved him."
"When I took him in my arms, I spoke with him and asked: 'Why did you do that?' But he did not answer." The Parisian fire service said crews had arrived to find the boy had already been rescued.
"Luckily, there was someone who was physically fit and who had the courage to go and get the child," a spokesman told AFP news agency.
Local authorities quoted by French media said the boy's parents were not at home at the time.
The father has been questioned by police on suspicion of leaving his child unattended, judicial sources say. The mother was not in Paris at the time, it is believed.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo was among those to praise the 22-year-old's heroism and said she had called him to thank him.
She referred to him as the "Spiderman of the 18th", referring to the Paris district where the rescue took place, calling him an "example for all citizens".
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Endy Edeson
@Niyeck: Well said. Gassama heroic act will make the western world begin to see the good sides of Africans. @Endee: Sure, we are. @Asukwo: Our president will not even hear about it, even if he hears, he wont invite him. It's a wake up call for our leaders to start recognising the SO CALLED COMMON MEN WHO ARE BRAVE
Niyeck Nandack
And he has already been given a job. The president gave order that he should be recruited in the Fire Service as a trainee with immediately effect. There are French young people who have been praying to get that kind of job, without success. This Malian just entered France 6 months ago through illegal route. You see life!
Endy Edeson
@Libra: My brother, I shouted when I first read the news in the afternoon before preparing my version. It's a new dawn for the young man. He has reached an enviable height in life. @Niyeck: Exactly, One should be "prayerful" regarding our goals in life. See how Gassama's life just changed. He is trending all over the world right now
Olufemi Adekunle Rotty
Watch the video,like from some action movie,he deserve the honor he got,he could have fall to his death,he is brave.
Endy Edeson
@Rotty: sure. for the benefit of those who care to watch the video, here it is https://
