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Thousands march in France for murdered police

Thousands march in France for murdered police
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By Catherine Hardy
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Police officers and members of the public have marched in silence to pay homage to the French police couple killed by an attacker who pledged allegiance to ISIL.

Police officers and members of the public have marched in silence to pay homage to the French police couple killed by an attacker who pledged allegiance to ISIL.

#Magnanville début de la marche blanche en hommage à Jean-Baptiste Salvaing et Jessica Schneider ParisMatch</a> <a href="https://t.co/LuiN5j6CVL">pic.twitter.com/LuiN5j6CVL</a></p>&mdash; margaux rolland (margaux_rolland) June 16, 2016

Organisers say 2,500 people joined the march which began at Mantes-la-Jolie police station where the couple worked and ended at their home in Magnanville.

En accord avec leurs familles, ns rendons hommage au Cdt JB. SALVAING et sa compagne adj administrative J. SCHNEIDER pic.twitter.com/7C1QQOw1nS

— Police Nationale (@PoliceNationale) June 14, 2016

Jean-Baptiste Salvaing and Jessica Schneider were stabbed to death on Monday evening. Their 3-year-old son was rescued unharmed

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