'Hero' Malian who saved child to get French citizenship
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with Mamoudou Gassama, 22, from Mali, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May, 28, 2018. The young Malian migrant saved a four-year-old child hanging from a fourth-floor Paris balcony after scaling the facade with his bare hands. PHOTO | AFP
A Malian migrant who saved a four-year-old child hanging from a fourth-floor Paris balcony after scaling the building with his bare hands was honoured by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday and offered citizenship.
Two days after his daring Spiderman-style rescue — viewed millions of times online — Mamoudou Gassama was received by Macron at the presidential palace.
