ISIS Attack France - Hero Cop Who Took Place Of The Hostages Dies (Video)

The French government has just announced the sad passing of Mr Arnaud Beltrame, the absolute hero cop who took the place of the hostages in the French supermarket and went in with an open mobile phone in his pocket, allowing his colleagues to storm in and shoot the terrorist at the best possible time before he could take more lives.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Le lieutenant-colonel Arnaud Beltrame nous a quittés.<br>Mort pour la patrie.<br>Jamais la France n’oubliera son héroïsme, sa bravoure, son sacrifice. <br>Le coeur lourd, j’adresse le soutien du pays tout entier à sa famille, ses proches et ses compagnons de la <a href="https://twitter.com/Gendarmerie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Gendarmerie</a> de l’Aude. <a href="https://t.co/I1h8eO7f9a">pic.twitter.com/I1h8eO7f9a</a></p>&mdash; Gérard Collomb (@gerardcollomb) <a href="https://twitter.com/gerardcollomb/status/977405502740205568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2018</a></blockquote>

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At the time, before being taken out, the ISIS terrorist realized what was happening and shot Lieutenant-Colonel Beltrame multiple times.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">During Friday&#39;s supermarket standoff, the assailant &quot;let all the hostages go, except one woman he kept as a human shield. A police officer, Arnaud Beltrame – widely praised as a hero – offered to take her place.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/MDGyaofgWg">https://t.co/MDGyaofgWg</a> <a href="https://t.co/sjPm2Td6OV">pic.twitter.com/sjPm2Td6OV</a></p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/977313924415741952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2018</a></blockquote>

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He was taken to hospital where he was operated for several hours but died moments ago. Both French President Emmanuel Macron and the Interior Minister Gérard Collomb have praised the man for his selflessness and his call to duty.

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Minister Collomb tweeted: “The Lieutenant Colonel Betrame has left us. Died as a patriot. Never France will forget his heroism and his sacrifice. With a heavy heart, I ask for the country’s support for his family, those near him and his colleagues of the gendarmerie.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is France’s hero a police officer who voluntarily took the place of a hostage in the terrorist attack near Carcassonne. He left a phone line open so those outside could hear what was going on. He was shot &amp; is fighting for his life. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/trebes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#trebes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/france?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#france</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArnaudBeltrame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ArnaudBeltrame</a> <a href="https://t.co/Gu8gzbV85g">pic.twitter.com/Gu8gzbV85g</a></p>&mdash; Samantha Brick (@SamanthaBrick) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamanthaBrick/status/977265956669009922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Many in France feel that this is the man who saved many lives today during a brutal terrorist attack which killed 3 people and wounded 12 others.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Standing up to the evil of islamic jihad. French Lieutenant Colonel Arnaud Beltrame took woman hostage’s place, was shot &amp; is now fighting for his life - a hero who was awarded the Legion of Honor in 2012. <a href="https://t.co/BpewmM3lCu">https://t.co/BpewmM3lCu</a></p>&mdash; Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Kᴇᴍᴘ (@COLRICHARDKEMP) <a href="https://twitter.com/COLRICHARDKEMP/status/977325291361263617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2018</a></blockquote>

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French citizens have started a petition calling upon President Emmanuel Macron to give the man a medal for his heroism.

Source:

http://www.lesoir.be/147299/article/2018-03-23/arnaud-beltrame-le-heros-de-la-triple-attaque-en-france