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Paris shootings: Muslim man hailed a 'hero' for hiding hostages in Jewish supermarket's walk-in refrigerator | Paris shootings: Muslim man hailed a 'hero' for hiding hostages in Jewish supermarket's walk-in refrigerator |
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A young Muslim man has been hailed a hero for hiding hostages fleeing gunman Amedy Coulibaly after he stormed a Jewish supermarket. | A young Muslim man has been hailed a hero for hiding hostages fleeing gunman Amedy Coulibaly after he stormed a Jewish supermarket. |
Lassana Bathily, originally from Mali in west Africa, reportedly shepherded terrified customers to safety in a walk-in chiller as the jihadist gunman took hold of the Hyper Cacher supermarket in Porte de Vincennes, Paris, on Friday. | Lassana Bathily, originally from Mali in west Africa, reportedly shepherded terrified customers to safety in a walk-in chiller as the jihadist gunman took hold of the Hyper Cacher supermarket in Porte de Vincennes, Paris, on Friday. |
Coulibaly executed four of the 19 hostages before police entered the building and ended the assault, killing the gunman as he ran to the front door. | Coulibaly executed four of the 19 hostages before police entered the building and ended the assault, killing the gunman as he ran to the front door. |
Lassana Bathily has been hailed a hero after his actions during the Hyper Cacher hostage siege | Lassana Bathily has been hailed a hero after his actions during the Hyper Cacher hostage siege |
Mr Bathily has been praised for his quick-thinking actions since his role in helping customers. He told BFMTV: "When they ran down, I opened the door (from the freezer). | Mr Bathily has been praised for his quick-thinking actions since his role in helping customers. He told BFMTV: "When they ran down, I opened the door (from the freezer). |
"There are several people who came to me. I turned off the light, I turned off the freezer. | "There are several people who came to me. I turned off the light, I turned off the freezer. |
"When I turned off the cold, I put them (hostages) in, I closed the door, I told them to stay calm." | "When I turned off the cold, I put them (hostages) in, I closed the door, I told them to stay calm." |
Reports in France state Mr Bathily, 24, helped lead six people to safety. | Reports in France state Mr Bathily, 24, helped lead six people to safety. |
Several people called for Mr Bathily to be recognised for his actions as details of the episode emerged. | Several people called for Mr Bathily to be recognised for his actions as details of the episode emerged. |
One tweet from worldwithjan read: "A true hero of the hostage crisis in the kosher grocery store yesterday." | One tweet from worldwithjan read: "A true hero of the hostage crisis in the kosher grocery store yesterday." |
Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |
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