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Malian France-hero begins firefighting training in Paris

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London, May 30, 2018 (AltAfrika)-Less than 24 hours after African Spiderman, Mamoudou Gassama, was admitted as a firefighter in France, Gassama, the Malian immigrant who save a toddler from four storeys building has started his training.

Taking to his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Gassama shared photos of his visit to the Champerret barracks of the Pompiers De Paris.

The photos showed the 22-year-old being shown the workings of a firefighter vehicle, as well as getting his hands dirty with some on-the-spot training.

VIDEO: ‘Hero’ who saved child to get French citizenship, says Macron

Gassama had climbed four storeys to rescue a child on Monday in France and has been hailed as a hero in the country.

He met with President Macron, who gave him French citizenship as well as a job in firefighting.

 

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