SMOLENSK, Russia - Polish President Lech Kaczynski was killed when a plane carrying 132 people crashed in thick fog on its approach to a Russian airport on Saturday, killing everyone on board, officials said.
The governor of the Smolensk region, where the crash took place about 11 a.m. (3 a.m. ET), said no one survived.
"The Polish presidential plane did not make it to the runway while landing. Tentative findings indicate that it hit the treetops and fell apart," Sergei Anufriev said on state news channel Rossiya-24. "Nobody has survived the disaster."
Kaczynski's wife Maria, Central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek and the chief of Poland's military Franciszek Gagor were among those on board the Tupolev Tu-154 plane, which came down as it neared the airport in western Russia.
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May God be with Poland and her people during this tragic time.
Many of the others on the plane were family members of those Stalin killed.
The governor of the Smolensk region, where the crash took place about 11 a.m. (3 a.m. ET), said no one survived.
"The Polish presidential plane did not make it to the runway while landing. Tentative findings indicate that it hit the treetops and fell apart," Sergei Anufriev said on state news channel Rossiya-24. "Nobody has survived the disaster."
Kaczynski's wife Maria, Central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek and the chief of Poland's military Franciszek Gagor were among those on board the Tupolev Tu-154 plane, which came down as it neared the airport in western Russia.
More at link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36352097/ns/world_news-europe?GT1=39002
May God be with Poland and her people during this tragic time.
Many of the others on the plane were family members of those Stalin killed.