Spanish city honours migrants who intervened in homophobic attack

Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N'Diaye are given "adopted sons of the city" status in A Coruña.

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Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N'Diaye were given "adopted sons of the city" status in A Coruña on Monday in a formal ceremony recognising their actions.

The men were the only ones to intervene in July 2021, when Samuel Luiz was set upon by a group of men and kicked and punched outside a nightclub in the north-western city.

The 24-year-old later died of his injuries in hospital - an event which sparked national outrage and condemnation.

On Monday, at a formal ceremony in the city council's hall, Mayor Inés Rey described the migrants' actions as "pure heroism".

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