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France attack: French officer who swapped himself for hostage dies; updates

France attack: In Trebes, the man 'entered the Super U supermarket at around 11.15 am and shots were heard

Police are seen at the scene of a hostage situation in a supermarket in Trebes, Aude, France
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Police are seen at the scene of a hostage situation in a supermarket in Trebes, Aude, France: Reuters

BS Web Team New Delhi
France terror attack:A French police officer who swapped himself for a hostage in a supermarket siege in Trebes has died, a minister said on Saturday.
Announcing the Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame's death on Twitter, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said: "He died for his country. France will never forget his heroism, his bravery, his sacrifice," reports the BBC. The gendarme helped bring an end to a gunman's shooting spree on Friday that killed three in southern France.
The radical Islamist gunman, Redouane Lakdim, 25, was shot dead. Beltrame had been hailed as a hero by French President Emmanuel Macron. On Friday night, Macron had

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