deadly hostage siege in tribe the special forces officer died of his injuries a day later initiating a further outpouring of praise for the forty four year old sacrifice as events unfolded at this supermarket biltong traded places with a female hostage who is being used as a human shield by the attacker it wasn't just his act of self-sacrifice that helped end the siege beltran cleverly left his mobile phone on so that police officers could hear what was happening inside then after hearing gunshots reinforcements went in shooting the twenty six year old islamist attacker and ending the four hour ordeal. bedtime died for his country and his memory will live on in france today his nation saluted its hero. and gave him a most distinguished sendoff. so here is some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world