The shadow of Lassana Bathily (R), 24, is cast on the French flag during a ceremony to receive his citizenship papers at the Interior Ministry in Paris January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - The Malian grocery worker hailed as a hero for saving hostages' lives when an Islamist militant attacked a kosher supermarket in Paris this month was made a French citizen on Tuesday.
Lassana Bathily, 24, was joined by French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and Prime Minister Manuel Valls in a packed naturalisation ceremony.
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