The French police officer who was shot after he swapped himself for a hostage during an Isis-inspired terror attack on a supermarket has died. Arnaud Beltrame, 44, took the place for a woman being held captive by suspect Redouane Lakdim at the Super U store in Trebes in the south of France. « He fell as a…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Lt-Col Beltrame suffered fatal injuries after volunteering to trade places with a female hostage A French police officer who swapped himself for a hostage in a supermarket siege on Friday has died, officials say. Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 44, « fell as a hero » and showed « exceptional courage », French President Emmanuel Macron…

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