Polish War Cemetery at Katyn officially opened in multi-faith ceremony

On Friday, the official opening of the Polish War Cemetery and of the Cemetery of Soviet Victims of the Soviet Secret Police (NKWD) took place in Katyn. A special train from Warsaw brought relatives of the Polish officers killed there, plus veterans, scouts and soldiers. Christian, Muslim and Jewish religious-leaders participated in the ceremony. All participants were surprised that the neighboring Soviet-Union cemetery for Russians murdered at Katyn was very quiet. Although Friday was also the date of its official opening, Russian authorities have decided that there is no need to make the event too famous. (Gazeta Wyborcza, July 29-30 page1, 4) A.D.