Polish President Killed in Plane Crash

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Poland's President Lech Kaczynski, its central bank head and the country's military chief were among 97 people killed when their plane crashed in thick fog on its approach to a Russian airport. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the crash as 'the most tragic event of the country's post-war history'.
Ashen-faced and wearing a black suit and tie, Mr Tusk told a news conference he would fly to the crash site.

RTÉ News: Polish president among 97 dead in plane crash

What strikes me most about this is

Jan Kaminski, a spokesperson for the Irish Polish Society, has said
questions must be asked why so many 'important people' chose to travel on such an 'antiquated aircraft', heading in the direction of a 'provincial airport'.

Anybody think this may have been an assassination plot?

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