French 'Spider-Man' Awarded Highest Honor of Paris
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The City of Paris awarded the Grand Vermeil medal to Mamoudou Gassama on June 4, in recognition of his rescuing a small boy who was dangling from a balcony.Gassama was dubbed the “Spider-Man of Paris” after video of his heroics circulated online from May 26.The medal is the city’s “highest distinction”. Credit: Anne Hidalgo via Storyful