Obama to meet with police, civil rights leaders on Wednesday: White House

[July 12, 2016]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will host a meeting with law enforcement officials, activists and civil rights leaders on Wednesday to discuss ways to repair "the bonds of trust" between communities and police, the White House said on Monday.

 President Barack Obama arrives aboard Air Force One after cutting short a trip to Poland and Spain because of the recent shooting deaths of police in Dallas, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. July 10, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

In addition to the event on Wednesday and planned remarks in Dallas on Tuesday at a service for the city's slain police officers, Obama also dropped in on a meeting Vice President Joe Biden convened on Monday with law enforcement leaders, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told a media briefing.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Adam DeRose; Editing by Tim Ahmann)

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