Dallas police officers gunned down: leaders, public figures react
CBC News | Posted: July 8, 2016 1:18 PM | Last Updated: July 11, 2016
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Dallas was left reeling a day after five police officers were gunned down by sniper fire, and reaction poured in from around the world.
U.S. President Barack Obama, while in Warsaw for the NATO summit, expressed sympathy for the victims and their families, and said there was "no possible justification" for the killings.
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On social media, condemnation, sadness and frustration were among the myriad of emotions being expressed.
The shooting deaths of Dallas police officers come on the heels of two high-profile fatal shootings of black men earlier this week in the U.S. by police officers.
The family of Alton Sterling, fatally shot by police in Baton Rouge, La., earlier this week said: "Regardless of how angry or upset people may be, resorting to this kind of sickening violence should never happen and simply cannot be tolerated. Members of law enforcement have a very difficult job and the vast majority conduct themselves honorably as they protect and serve our communities."
Black Lives Matter, which in recent years has advocated for peaceful interactions between police and citizens, condemned the Dallas attacks, the same week the organization's Toronto chapter defended its protest at the city's Pride parade against police inclusion in the event.