Champs Elysees attack: Posthumous marriage for slain policeman

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Champs Elysees attack: Posthumous marriage for slain policeman


Image caption Etienne Cardiles (centre) paid tribute to Xavier Jugelé (pictured, right) at a remembrance ceremony on 25 April

The French policeman who was killed by a jihadist on Paris' Champs Elysees in April has been married in a posthumous ceremony with his gay partner.

The wedding of late Xavier Jugelé and Etienne Cardiles was conducted in the presence of former President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.

France is one of the few countries where posthumous marriages are permitted by law.

Mr Jugelé was shot dead on 20 April while on duty on the famous avenue.

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