MUSLIM EMPLOYEE WHO SAVED LIVES AT FRANCE SUPERMARKET GRANTED CITIZENSHIP

Hero Muslim employee who saved lives at Paris supermarket granted
citizenship by FranceLassana Bathily, the Mali-born Muslim employee
who saved the lives of several shoppers at Kosher supermarket during
the Paris attack that left 4 dead, has been granted French citizenship
by France.The 24 year old guided terrified customers to safety in a
supermarket chiller when terrorist Amedy Coulibaly burst into the
supermarket on January 9th and killed four people. Lassana, who was in
the store's underground stockroom at the time, hid many customers in a
freezer. He then escaped and was able to give police valuable
information about what was happening inside. He's been praised for his
quick-thinking and bravery and is being called a hero.To reward him,
the French government granted him citizenship during a ceremony that
held today, saying his 'act of humanity has become a symbol of an
Islam of peace and tolerance.'Receiving his citizenship, Lassana said
with tears in his eyes 'Tonight I'm very proud and deeply touched. I'm
not a hero, I am Lassana. I'll stay true to myself. People are all
equal to me and skin color isn't a matter. France is the country of
human rights,'Some of the people he saved pictured above. Below is the
story he told of what happened that day"When they ran down, I opened
the door [of the freezer]. There are several people who came to me. I
turned off the light, I turned off the freezer. When I turned off the
cold, I put them [hostages] in, I closed the door, I told them to stay
calm.'After the siege ended, Lassana said many of the customers came
to shake his hand and thank him for what he did. He's lived in France
since 2006 and had filed an application for French citizenship last
year.

#Talesfrom9jablogs
(lindaikeji.blogspot.com)