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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 27

    Mamoudou Gassama: Mali 'spiderman' stuns France with Paris child rescuehttps://bbc.in/2ISIVqU 

    5:09 PM - 27 May 2018
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    • Caesar Emmanuel Kigosi Mishaal Oluwafemi A.I. Nadupoi Jidou Mbuyi Armel 🇨🇲 DedunolaMusicAcademy I.b. | Umar H Muhammad
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      1. PeaceOpoly‏ @PeaceOpoly May 28
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        What a man! Migrants are not bad after all, they can save as well.

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      1. Muwangz‏ @muwangz1989 May 28
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @CrystalANewman

        Whats more impressive he did that under 32 seconds

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      1. Umoren Emmanuel‏ @Maliixk May 28
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        When God has destined you to blow!!pic.twitter.com/4iI5nN0sZ7

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      1. Nacha‏ @Nacha533 May 27
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Now that's what you call selfless service.

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      2. Ham K. Batman‏ @BatmanMutesians May 28
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @HKuteesa I see and he forgot to wear his costume!!!

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      3. hilda Kuteesa‏ @HKuteesa May 28
        Replying to @BatmanMutesians @BBCAfrica

        Hihhihihi it's an invisible one

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. hilda Kuteesa‏ @HKuteesa May 31
        Replying to @HKuteesa @BatmanMutesians @BBCAfrica

        True

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      1. Eyong Achal‏ @nforachal May 28
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Migrants can save lives. Woww

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      1. jaz‏ @jaz_africa May 27
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        https://youtu.be/pd79zyrwSKU  Hero scaling 4th floor to save a child #MamadouGassama #Europe #France #Belgique #USA #luxembourg #Canada #Africa #Afrique #Toronto #Ottawa #montreal #Quebec @PatriceRoyTJ @CGalipeauTJ @AMarieDussault @NfantehM @jeanvirgile @JustinTrudeau @Reuters

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      1. jaz‏ @jaz_africa May 27
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        jaz Retweeted BFM Paris

        https://twitter.com/BFMParis/status/1000748074711617537?s=19 … this is a video of how #MamadouGassama saved the 4 year kid @RFI @guardian @washingtonpost @nytimes @France24_fr @afpfr @libe @lemondefr @LeMonde_Afrique @JTAtv5monde @dw_francais @AJENews @AJEnglish @AJStream @ajplus @RT_com @cnnbrk @CNN @BBCNews #Paris

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        A Paris, un héros sauve un enfant qui risquait de tomber dans le vide pic.twitter.com/B3nTxULY2k
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      1. waziriajakaiye troy101‏ @waziriajakaiye May 28
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        bravo

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      1. شبابي‏ @fahdwhy11 May 28
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        and don't forget the neighbours they helped also

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      1. In the line of Fire  🔭  🔥 🔥 🔥‏ @Vuvuzela_Infos May 28
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Migrants are always useful.

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      1. P .C .O‏ @okoronextor43 May 28
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Immigrants are not useless as European far right folk's belive

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      1.  👑SIMI‏ @Adeoye_Peace May 27
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @ogundamisi

        Wow.

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      1. king Nice‏ @MedNice3 May 27
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Thanks very much bro👍

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