The police officer who swapped himself for a female hostage when an ISIS gunman attacked a supermarket in Carcassonne (read here) has died.
Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 44, was shot and stabbed after he traded places with one of the captives following a shooting spree in southern France.
Flags are being flown at half-mast at gendarmerie bases across France in his honour.
His brother Cedric said Col Arnaud “didn’t have a chance”, adding that his actions were “beyond the call of duty”.
“He gave his life for strangers. He must have known that he didn’t really have a chance. If that doesn’t make…
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