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Buncrana Poles mourn lost
president
21.04.10
A BUNCRANA school
joined in solidarity with its Polish pupils as their
heartbroken nation bid farewell to President Lech
Kaczynski.
The red and white flag of Poland flew at half-mast
outside Scoil Mhuire last week as a mark of respect
to the ten pupils from the Eastern European country
who attend the school.
Principal, Liam Rainey, explained: “We wanted to
show the Polish students that we are thinking about
them and their families after the tragedy. We held
special prayers at assembly after the awful news
this week because we felt it was important to
acknowledge what has happened." |
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Mr Kaczynski, his wife
and dozens of the country's political and military
elite were tragically killed after their plane
crashed as it approached Smolensk airport in western
Russia on April 10.
Witnesses said that the flight slammed into the
ground and exploded after clipping some trees as it
came in to land. All 97 passengers aboard were
killed. Poland declared a week of national mourning
as a result. (Inishowen
Independent) |
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