A general view shows rescue forces and police officers at a supermarket after a hostage situation in Trebes, France, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
TREBES, France (Reuters) - French officials hailed the bravery of a gendarme who was severely wounded after swapping himself for a hostage held by a gunman during a deadly siege of a supermarket.
"He saved lives. He is fighting for his life," President Emmanuel Macron said in an address to the nation.
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