A heroic young Muslim hid Jewish hostages in a freezer as they sought refuge from a killer during a siege at a Kosher supermarket.
Lassana Bathily, originally from Mali in west Africa, is said to have shepherded terrified customers to safety in a chiller as the Islamist gunman took hold of the Hyper Cacher supermarket in Porte de Vincennes, Paris, yesterday.
Mr Bathily has been praised for his quick-thinking actions since his role in helping customers.
"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."
Reports in France state Mr Bathily, 24, helped lead six people to safety.
He told BFMTV: "When they ran down, I opened the door (from the freezer).
Coulibaly executed four of the 19 hostages before police stormed the building and ended the terror, killing the gunman as he attempted to flee.
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