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Poland exhumes victim of 2010 plane crash that killed president and 95 others [Mar 19, 2012] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Polish authorities have exhumed a politician who was killed along with President Lech Kaczynski in a 2010 plane crash in Russia because his family voiced doubts about the Russian autopsy.The exhumation Monday in Warsaw of Przemyslaw Gosiewski is the second such exhumation of one of the 96 people killed near Smolensk, Russia, along with Kaczynski.It reflects a deep distrust ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland: Russians made mistakes in 2010 plane crash [Aug 01, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland A Polish report into the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others says Russian air traffic controllers gave incorrect landing instructions to pilots. The report released Friday also said that the airstrip where the plane crashed near Smolensk, Russia, was badly illuminated and that visibility was bad ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Leaders of Russia and Poland mark first anniversary of Polish plane crash as tensions simmer [Apr 12, 2011] SMOLENSK, Russia - In a poignant ceremony, the presidents of Russia and Poland put aside their nations' simmering tensions to honour the 96 victims of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski on Russian soil last year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Presidents of Russia, Poland mark first anniversary of Polish plane crash as tensions simmer [Apr 11, 2011] SMOLENSK, Russia (AP) ? The presidents of Russia and Poland navigated swirling tensions Monday as they visited the site of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people last year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Presidents of Russia, Poland to mark first anniversary of Kaczynski death as tensions simmer [Apr 11, 2011] SMOLENSK, Russia ? The presidents of Russia and Poland plan on Monday to visit the site of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people last year, amid simmering tensions over a plaque commemorating the disaster. [via YahooNews] More >>

Presidents of Russia, Poland to mark first anniversary of Kaczynski crash as tensions simmer [Apr 11, 2011] SMOLENSK, Russia ? The presidents of Russia and Poland are to visit the site of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people amid simmering tensions over a plaque commemorating the disaster. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland commemorates Smolensk anniversary [Apr 11, 2011] Warsaw's Powazki Military Cemetery was the main site of Sunday's official ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the 2010 air disaster in Smolensk, Russia, which killed Poland's former president, his wife and numerous VIPs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland commemorates Smolensk anniversary [Apr 10, 2011] Warsaw's Powazki Military Cemetery was the main site of Sunday's official ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the 2010 air disaster in Smolensk, Russia, which killed Poland's former president, his wife and numerous VIPs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish delegation visits site of plane crash [Apr 10, 2011] MIKHAIL METZEL Associated Press SMOLENSK, Russia A long-standing strain in relations between Poland and Russia re-emerged on Saturday when Poles attending a memorial service for plane crash victims discovered that Moscow had changed a plaque there to remove any reference to a Soviet massacre of Poles during World War II. The Polish plane went down in Russia a year ago, killing Polish President ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish first lady leads relatives of presidential plane crash victims on trip to Smolensk [Apr 09, 2011] SMOLENSK, Russia ? Poland?s first lady and relatives of the victims of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others a year ago have visited the crash site. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish delegation visits site of plane crash [Apr 09, 2011] MIKHAIL METZEL Associated Press SMOLENSK, Russia A long-standing strain in relations between Poland and Russia re-emerged on Saturday when Poles attending a memorial service for plane crash victims discovered that Moscow had changed a plaque there to remove any reference to a Soviet massacre of Poles during World War II. The Polish plane went down in Russia a year ago, killing Polish President ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish first lady may visit plane crash site [Jan 31, 2011] Warsaw, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Polish first lady Anna Komorowska, wife of President Bronislaw Komorowski, is planning to go to the site of the Polish presidential plane crash in Smolensk, Russia, on the first anniversary of the incident. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia blames drinking Polish commander for plane cash which killed Poland's president [Jan 12, 2011] Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others, including his wife, died in April 2010 when their plane crashed while trying to land in Smolensk, Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>