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Ceremony to honour slain French policemen REFILES TO REMOVE GARBLE IN HEADLINEFrench President François Hollande on Friday led a ceremony to pay homage to police commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing and his partner Jessica Schneider were knifed to death on Monday by a convicted extremist who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. Hundreds of uniformed police officers and firefighters, many fighting back tears, took part in the ceremony, where the pair were decorated post-posthumously with the Legion of Honour -- France's highest award. IMAGES