French hero officer who swapped himself for hostage dies

France's top security official says a heroic officer who swapped himself for a hostage during an attack on a supermarket has died of his injuries.

French hero officer who swapped himself for hostage dies

France's top security official says a heroic officer who swapped himself for a hostage during an attack on a supermarket has died of his injuries.

Interior Minister Gerard Collomb wrote in a tweet early on Saturday that Colonel Arnaud Beltrame had "died for his country".

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