Poland holy fuck (1 Viewer)

[ann post]

Saturday, 10 April 2010 13:37
Poland's President Lech Kaczynski, its central bank head and the country's military chief were among 96 people killed when their plane crashed in thick fog on its approach to a Russian airport this morning.

The president's wife and several other high-ranking government officials were also aboard the Tupolev Tu-154 that plunged into a forest about 2km from the airport in the western Russian city of Smolensk.

wow.

 

[ann post]

and from bbc:

Marcin, from London, said: "It is the biggest tragedy in the history of Poland, because so many very important people have died at the same time."

Many of the messages make reference to the purpose of the president's visit to Russia.
Maciej, also from London, said: "What makes this news more sad is that they were flying to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, which was such a blow to our nation."
The Katyn forest massacre was the mass murder of thousands of Polish officers and intellectuals, carried out by Soviet forces in 1940.

 

[philbrooks]

Heard any jokes yet?

 

[Carlow Punks!]

too soon

 

[D0njo]

From Wikipedia "Details about the cause of the crash are still unconfirmed. However, it is speculated assination by American and Russian forces may be a possibility. Are we at the brink of war?" Read it again. ASSINATION!!!!

 

[therealjohnny]

ASSINATION!!!!

We're on the brink people, you could say we're all but fucked


thankyew

 

[Scientician 0.8]

The difference between here and Poland is that if the equivalent people here died in a plane crash there'd be dancing in the streets. It is a very sad day for Poland and bizarre that this should happen when and where it did.