A picture taken in 2013 shows French Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame, who was killed after swapping himself for a hostage. A picture taken in 2013 shows French Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame, who was killed after swapping himself for a hostage. Late last night, Lt. Col. Beltrame died in a hospital bed from those gunshot wounds. “In the heat of the action, Lt. Col. Beltrame showed exceptional composure and illustrated his extraordinary military virtues,” French President Emmanuel Macron said. Last summer Lt. Col. Beltrame moved to take up a post in Carcassonne, a sleepy town in sunbaked Southern France.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 24, 2018 15:12 UTC