Yesterday,Lech Kaczynski, the late President of Poland, returned home to a country struck dumb with sadness and confusion. Roger Boyes states in this article from Timesonline that the air crash wiped out the head of state, the chief of the general staff, the chairman of the security services, the central bank governor and Solidarity heroes has left Poland reeling, unsteady and uncertain(par.2).Hundreds of motorbike civilian riders follow the cortege.“It’s a group trauma,” said a catering entrepreneur, Kaja Burakiewicz, “we’re still struggling to understand.” (par.6).The whole weekend, the Poles piece together the situations of the disaster that is telling many awkward questions about the future of the country(par 12).
Roger Boyes, Warsaw. (2010, April 12). Nation falls silent as grieving Poles mark the passing of Lech Kaczynski. Retrieved April 12, 2010, from http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7094775.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093
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I read about this story. It is so sad!
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