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Michelle obama takes centre stage at vigil for slain US journalist
In a nod to President Barack Obama, he read out a statement from the White House about the slain US journalist Alison Parker: "Today President Obama mourned the life of Alison Parker, a 24-year-old reporter for The Washington Post, who was shot and killed at the grocery store where she worked last Thursday."
Parker's family thanked the president for his visit, according to WND.
The president gave a statement to the media following Parker's killing, according to the Associated Press: "You can never erase the grief and pain of a family, or society, that loses a loved one, but that can never erase this grief or anger.
"I want to take a moment to personally thank the people and businesses that were there to serve Alison today and those who are still in mourning."
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The AP added that the President thanked Parker's friends, family and the community "for their prayers and thoughts during this very difficult time."
Parker was also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Parker was shot and killed after arriving on a supermarket scene, WND noted.
President-elect Donald Trump, who was a guest speaker at the vigil, called the killing an act of "pure evil" as he took part in the ceremony.
"In all those years of being born, I've never seen anything quite like it. A young woman being killed in cold blood by men just like them. Sad, sad, sad news. RIP Alison Parker," Trump tweeted, according to the AP.
In another tweet, the President-elect also said, "It appears that #ParisAttacks, carried out by radical Islamic terrorists, were carried out by a lone wolf. The victims were run over by a lorry and left for dead. The police are on scene! #HailParis #ParisStrong."
In another tweet, the president described it as a "terrible moment" as he spoke to the group of reporters covering the event.
"It appears that #ParisAttacks, carried out by radical Islamic terrorists, were carried out by a lone wolf. The v
16.07.2020