Bamako residents react to 'Spiderman' migrant's heroic feat A Bamako resident reacts to the news of the heroic feat by Malian Mamoudou Gassama, who saved the life of a child by scaling a building in Paris. Two days after his daring rescue -- viewed millions of times online -- Mamoudou Gassama, nicknamed "Spiderman" by French media for his astonishing climbing abilities, met with Macron in the splendour of the Elysee Palace. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES