Information not to be missed
He is unanimously described as a “hero” for his courage. The Frenchman Damien Guerot, nicknamed the “man at the pole”, told the Australian channel 7News about the moment of the attack on Saturday in Sydney, during which he and a friend, also a Frenchman, helped to repel the assailant Joel Cauchi. The maniac was finally shot dead by a police officer after killing six people.
The president of the Republic Emmanuel Macron also praised the courage of these two French citizens. “Two of our compatriots behaved like true heroes,” he wrote this Tuesday on X, expressing his “very great pride and gratitude. » Damien Guerot will even be offered Australian nationality if he wishes, announced Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who underlined “his extraordinary bravery”.
What to also remember
- The flame of the Paris Games has been lit this Tuesday, late morning, in Olympia, Greece. The sacred fire will then cross the country for eleven days before boarding the sailboat Belem. She will arrive in France on May 8 in Marseille. Follow the rest and end of the ceremony live.
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raïssi warned Israel that the “smallest action against the interests” of Tehran will “certainly provoke a severe, widespread and painful response against all its perpetrators”. After the unprecedented attack on Israel that occurred overnight from Saturday to Sunday, Tel Aviv promised to respond. Follow developments in the situation in real time.
- To fight against insecurity and illegal immigration on the island of Mayotte, the State launched this Tuesday a “clearance operation” which will extend over several weeks. It should mobilize nearly 1,700 members of the police until the end of June.
- On the first day of his historic trial On Monday, former President Donald Trump denounced an “attack on America.” A media trial lasting several weeks which should not prevent him from being a candidate in the presidential election on November 5, against outgoing President Joe Biden.
It concerns you
Metro, bus, bike… Nearly a hundred days before the start of the Paris Olympic Games (July 26 – August 11), many Ile-de-France residents are worried about the conditions of their travel during the two fortnights of events.
Doubled price for the metro ticket, saturation of certain metro lines, bus diversions and traffic restrictions… We answer some of the big questions that arise in this article.