From the Liveblog of
Monday, June 20, 2016
French police couple buried after jihadist murder
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHundreds of people pay a final tribute to a policeman and his partner who are buried in southern France on Monday after being knifed to death by an extremist.
Police commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing and his partner Jessica Schneider were killed at their home outside Paris a week ago by known jihadist Larossi Abballa, 25.
Family, friends, police officers and government officials gather for an emotional memorial service in the small town of Pezenas in southern France, Salvaing’s home town.
“Jessica and Jean-Baptiste will always be in our hearts,” says a police officer who worked with the couple. Schneider was a civilian employee of the same police station as her partner.
The couple are then laid to rest at a cemetery in the nearby town of Montagnac.
— AFP
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