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| Police shootings: thousands of officers respond to call for funerals cover | Police shootings: thousands of officers respond to call for funerals cover |
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| Thousands of police from across the country have offered to cover the duties of Manchester officers so they can attend the funerals of two colleagues who were shot dead this week. | Thousands of police from across the country have offered to cover the duties of Manchester officers so they can attend the funerals of two colleagues who were shot dead this week. |
| An officer organised the support network on Facebook and Twitter, with the hashtag #coverforgmp, and there have been more than 3,500 offers to travel to Manchester to help while the funerals of PCs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone take place. | An officer organised the support network on Facebook and Twitter, with the hashtag #coverforgmp, and there have been more than 3,500 offers to travel to Manchester to help while the funerals of PCs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone take place. |
| The assistant chief constable of Greater Manchester police, Garry Shewan, said in response via Twitter: "You cannot begin to imagine how much your kindness is touching the @gmpolice family today. Your pride in our need is amazing." | The assistant chief constable of Greater Manchester police, Garry Shewan, said in response via Twitter: "You cannot begin to imagine how much your kindness is touching the @gmpolice family today. Your pride in our need is amazing." |
| The force said it was grateful for the offers of help to allow as many of its officers as possible to attend and was looking into the logistics of co-ordinating the cover. | The force said it was grateful for the offers of help to allow as many of its officers as possible to attend and was looking into the logistics of co-ordinating the cover. |
| Virgin Trains offered to provide free travel from London to Manchester for officers who wanted to provide cover on the day of the funerals, and said it was liaising with Greater Manchester police. | Virgin Trains offered to provide free travel from London to Manchester for officers who wanted to provide cover on the day of the funerals, and said it was liaising with Greater Manchester police. |
| A date for the funerals of Hughes and Bone has yet to be finalised. | A date for the funerals of Hughes and Bone has yet to be finalised. |
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