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artappraiser — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 07:30:57 +0000

In reply to Things illegal immigrants do (sometimes)

On the one hand:

Paris, France
Mamoudou ‘Spider-Man’ Gassama is awarded with the city’s Grand Vermeil medal by mayor Anne Hidalgo, as the chief of the Paris fire brigade, Gen Jean-Claude Gallet, attends. Gassama’s extraordinary feat on 26 May, when he scaled four floors to rescue a child, propelled him to global superstardom. The Malian migrant, 22, arrived illegally in France and had been working in the construction industry. Visibly shy and uncomfortable in front of the cameras, Gassama began a new life as a trainee fireman after signing a contract with the Paris service

Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images

on the other hand:

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Workers clean up a makeshift camp along the Canal de Saint-Martin at Quai de Valmy following the evacuation of more than 500 migrants and refugees

Photograph: Lucas Barioulet/AFP/Getty Images

Both via TheGuardian.com's Best Photos of the Day: June 4

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