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| Trèbes attack: Paris ceremony for hero policeman Arnaud Beltrame | Trèbes attack: Paris ceremony for hero policeman Arnaud Beltrame |
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| A national memorial service is due to take place in honour of the French police officer who died saving the lives of hostages in a supermarket siege by an Islamist gunman. | A national memorial service is due to take place in honour of the French police officer who died saving the lives of hostages in a supermarket siege by an Islamist gunman. |
| Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 44, was killed after he traded places with one of the captives following a shooting spree in southern France on 23 March. | Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 44, was killed after he traded places with one of the captives following a shooting spree in southern France on 23 March. |
| His coffin will be taken through Paris ahead of the service at Les Invalides. | His coffin will be taken through Paris ahead of the service at Les Invalides. |
| President Emmanuel Macron will lead the ceremony. | President Emmanuel Macron will lead the ceremony. |
| The French leader will deliver a eulogy in front of Col Beltrame's friends, family and colleagues as well as members of the public gathered to pay their respects. | The French leader will deliver a eulogy in front of Col Beltrame's friends, family and colleagues as well as members of the public gathered to pay their respects. |
| On Saturday, he said the officer "fell as a hero" after showing "exceptional courage and selflessness" and deserved "the respect and admiration of the whole nation". | On Saturday, he said the officer "fell as a hero" after showing "exceptional courage and selflessness" and deserved "the respect and admiration of the whole nation". |
| A minute's silence will also be held and Col Beltrame will be posthumously awarded the country's highest accolade, the Legion d'honneur. | A minute's silence will also be held and Col Beltrame will be posthumously awarded the country's highest accolade, the Legion d'honneur. |
| His coffin will then travel back to Carcassone for the funeral. | His coffin will then travel back to Carcassone for the funeral. |
| Col Beltrame was a highly-regarded member of the Gendarmerie Nationale and was described by Mr Macron as someone who "fought until the end and never gave up". | Col Beltrame was a highly-regarded member of the Gendarmerie Nationale and was described by Mr Macron as someone who "fought until the end and never gave up". |
| "He gave his life for strangers. He must have known that he didn't really have a chance. If that doesn't make him a hero, I don't know what would," his brother Cedric told a French radio station on Saturday. | "He gave his life for strangers. He must have known that he didn't really have a chance. If that doesn't make him a hero, I don't know what would," his brother Cedric told a French radio station on Saturday. |
| Col Beltrame's actions helped bring an end to the siege that left three people dead. | Col Beltrame's actions helped bring an end to the siege that left three people dead. |
| The gunman, 25-year-old Redouane Lakdim, had been on an extremist watch list and was known to authorities as a petty criminal, but intelligence services had determined he did not pose a threat. He was shot dead by police. | The gunman, 25-year-old Redouane Lakdim, had been on an extremist watch list and was known to authorities as a petty criminal, but intelligence services had determined he did not pose a threat. He was shot dead by police. |
| Sixteen people were injured, two seriously, in what was the worst jihadist attack under Mr Macron's presidency. | Sixteen people were injured, two seriously, in what was the worst jihadist attack under Mr Macron's presidency. |
| Lakdim was said to have demanded the release of Salah Abdeslam, the most important surviving suspect in the 13 November 2015 attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people. | Lakdim was said to have demanded the release of Salah Abdeslam, the most important surviving suspect in the 13 November 2015 attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people. |
| The attacker's girlfriend, who has not been named, is reportedly a convert to Islam who has been known to security services for at least a year. | |
| On Tuesday, she was placed under formal investigation accused of "associating with terrorists preparing attacks" and remains in police custody. | |
| One other person, a 17-year-old friend of the gunman, was released on Monday after being questioned. | One other person, a 17-year-old friend of the gunman, was released on Monday after being questioned. |