Slain NYPD officers transported from hospital

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Slain NYPD officers transported from hospital

The deaths of two NYPD officers shot while on duty in Brooklyn intensifies an already tense relationship between the police force and city hall. Julie Noce reports.

Rows of New York City police officers salute emergency service vehicles carrying two slain officers as they left a medical center in Brooklyn Saturday night.

Earlier in the day a 28 year old man walked up to a police car in the Bedford-Styvesent area of Brooklyn and fatally shot the two officers on duty... 40 year old Rafael Ramos and 32 year old Wenjian Liu .

The president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association said the mayor's office should be held accountable.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) PATRICK LYNCH, PRESIDENT OF THE PATROLMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, SAYING:

"there's blood on many hands tonight. those that incited violence on the street under the guise of protests, that tried to tear down what

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