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France's 'Spiderman' gets residency, first step to citizenship

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Mamoudou Gassama, the Malian migrant "Spiderman" who saved a child hanging off a balcony by scaling an apartment block with his bare hands, received French residency today, a first step towards citizenship promised by President Emmanuel Macron.

After receiving a resident's permit from local authorities, the 22-year-old, who had been living illegally in France since September, signed a contract to carry out an internship with the Paris fire service.

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First Published: May 29 2018 | 4:55 PM IST

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