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Even in the absence of a radioactive spider bite or secret super - soldier serum , Mamoudou Gassama is a real - life superhero . The Malian immigrant was recorded by cellphone during an dumfounding destruction - defying climb up four floors to deliver a small fry holding on for pricy life story to the side of a railing , all while a terrified gang hollered on the street below .
The cellphone telecasting quickly went viral , draw international attention and praise to the incredible hoagy , who arrived in France last year . Gassama first set off from his aboriginal Mali and traveled through war - torn Libya , before making his way over the Mediterranean Sea by boat to Italy . He then enter France , which house close to 120,000 Malians as of 2013 .
As report byBBC , at the time of the heroic act on Saturday , Gassama was a 22 - class - sure-enough undocumented immigrant , although the public gratitude and attention of his courageousness is quickly alter that condition . President Emmanuel Macron scheduled a meeting with him at the Elysee Palace , stating that Gassama would be made a naturalized citizen and rewarding him with a ribbon and certificate for his bravery . The president even offered him a job with the Paris fire brigade .
The video , which was first share publically onFacebook , jump to more than 11 million view , cementing Gassama as a bona fide cyberspace sensation . viewer can watch him rapidly surmount the terrace railings of four floors in under 40 second , in an telling demonstration of rarefied courage and physical artistry . When he get through the fourth floor , the entire crowd was already cheer up in relief , even before watching Gassama dexterously raise the tiddler up by their remaining arm and reside them onto the safety of the balcony floor . He did n’t even hold back until he had both feet stabilize on the balcony , either , rescuing the nestling while he was still straddle the rail .
There are so many other ways this tale could have ended , and the youngster ’s parents must undoubtedly be thankful that but one of the many assembled looker-on on the street realise primed to put on the line their life . Furthermore , the event summons herculean optics to the ongoing issue of in-migration , which is specifically a hot subject in France , as a controversial bill designed to accelerate transportation of economical migrants is currently in debate by lawmaker .
While there ’s been no Good Book released as to whether Gassama will indeed become a fireman or not , this dare saving demonstrates what a actual - life superhero looks like - Spider - Man would be lofty . In that vein , digital artistBossLogicreleased a piece of Gassama prune as Spider - Man and look across the skyline of Paris . Take a aspect below :
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informant : BBC , BossLogic
