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paris - French policemen have observed a minute's silence for their killed colleague Arnaud Beltrame. He got a hero status because he took the place of a hostage during the hostage in Trèbes. The officer of the gendarmerie died of the injuries sustained by the terrorist action, which killed four people.

The authorities announced via Twitter that employees of the police and the gendarmerie were silent for a minute. Minister Gérard Collomb (Home Affairs) also expressed his respect for Beltrame, who is also honored outside of France. Also at many head offices of the Dutch police, the flag hangs at half-mast on Wednesday.

This is also the case with the buildings of the European Commission. 'We are extremely grateful to this hero,' said the EU's Executive Board.