Lassana Bathily

I switched off the fridge... and told customers to stay calm
- Lassana Bathily

The 24-year-old shop assistant, Lassana Bathily, who is Muslim, explained how he had shepherded fleeing customers into a basement cold store.

He told them to stay quiet and calm before escaping to alert police.

Mr Bathily is to be given French nationality at a ceremony on Tuesday after his application was fast-tracked.

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