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Obama, Bush to speak at funeral service in Dallas today

United States (U.S.) President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush will today speak at an interfaith funeral service in Dallas for five police officers slain late last week.

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United States (U.S.) President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush will today speak at an interfaith funeral service in Dallas for five police officers slain late last week.

The President will visit the Texas city at the request of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, said in a statement Sunday afternoon. On Sunday evening, the White House announced that Bush would join his successor at the memorial service in Texas.

Vice President Joe Biden will also attend the service at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Centre, as will former first lady, Laura Bush.

Obama will also meet with families of the fallen officers. The president is cutting short a European trip to travel to Dallas, but he has spoken out on the shootings several times while abroad. While in Spain on Sunday, the President condemned citizens who attack police officers, saying they are performing a “disservice to the cause” of criminal justice reform.

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