Polish president says attack victim tried to protect others

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Last Updated : Dec 17 2018 | 2:20 PM IST

Poland's president says that a Polish victim in last week's shooting attack in Strasbourg, France, had been trying to protect other people.

Barto Orent-Niedzielski died Sunday after being shot in the head during Tuesday's attack, bringing the number of victims to five.

The 36-year-old from Katowice, Poland, lived in Strasbourg, where he worked at the European Parliament and as a journalist.

Polish President Andrzej Duda wrote early Monday on Twitter that "I knew him by sight. I am shocked. I had not realised that he was the one mortally wounded protecting other people. Honour to his memory. RIP."

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First Published: Dec 17 2018 | 2:20 PM IST

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