The volcanic ash did not discourage everyone.Russian President Dmitry Medvedev flew by plane from Moscow for the funeral.His presence was a further sign of the warming ties between the two countries,which had been tense for centuries,and recently because of communism and the 1940 Katyn murder.Others,including the leaders of Baltic and Balkan states,came by car for the stately event.
Despite the absence of global high officials,no one said the funeral should be postponed.“I wouldn't move the funeral,” said Bartek Kargol,who was among thousands of people waiting for the event in Krakow.“This event is for our president.”
The funeral Mass in Latin was held at St Mary's Basilica,a 13thcentury redbrick Gothic church set on a vast market square in Krakow's Old Town.The Mass was led by Krakow Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz.The Kaczynskis' daughter,Marta,and the president's twin brother,Jaroslaw,sat in the front row as Mozart's Requiem was played.
The funeral was eight days after the Polish Air Force Tupolev 154 crashed on approach to Smolensk,Russia,killing the first couple and 94 others.
1.Why didn't many world leaders attend the funeral for Poland's President and his wife?
A.Because the funeral should be postponed.
B.Because the volcanic ash expanded and covered Europe.
C.Because they were killed in the air crash in Russia.
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