Polish President Killed in Fiery Crash

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Polish president, Lech Kaczynski, and his wife were among 96 people killed in a fiery crash on 10 April 2010.  The planed failed to make the landing strip in the thick fog on its approach to a regional airport in Russia in the early morning hours.

Plane Crash

Plane Crash

The governor of the west Russian town of Smolensk confirmed there were no survivors from the Tupulov Tu-154 plane, which came down at 11am (7am GMT) about a mile (1.5km) from Smolensk airport.