NEW YORK: Tens of thousands of officers paid tribute to one of their own at a New York funeral Saturday, as emotions ran high over recent protests against police violence.

But in a sign of the strain between New York's police force and its mayor, thrown into sharp relief since the officers were shot last week, numerous officers turned their backs outside as Bill de Blasio began to speak.

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