Smolensk air disaster

Presidential plane crash investigator presents final report

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The 2010 Polish presidential plane crash in Smolensk, Russia, that killed 96 people including the president, was a result of "an act of unlawful interference", said Antoni Macierewicz, head of a special sub-committee investigating the cause of the air disaster.

Zero proof of deliberate intent in Smolensk disaster, opposition leader says

No evidence has ever been produced to confirm claims that the 2010 Smolensk air disaster was not an accident, an opposition leader said on Monday.

PM says Smolensk air disaster should be last Polish tragedy

Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland's prime minister, has said Poland must do everything to make the 2010 Smolensk air disaster that killed 96 people, including the president, the last tragedy in the history of the nation.

Presidential plane crash investigator upholds assassination claims

The head of a special sub-commission investigating the cause of the Smolensk air disaster that killed the Polish president and dozens of the country's political and military elite has said its official report will prove their aircraft was blown up.

Ceremonies across Poland commemorate presidential plane disaster

Poland, on Sunday, commemorated the 12th anniversary of the Smolensk air disaster, which killed 96 people, including Poland's then president Lech Kaczyński.

Sirens wail across Poland to commemorate presidential plane disaster

Sirens wailed at 8:41 a.m. across Poland on Sunday to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Smolensk air disaster, which killed 96 people, including Poland's then president Lech Kaczynski, during a landing attempt on a military airfield in western Russia.

Polish PM criticises Russia for not returning presidential plane wreckage

Mateusz Morawiecki has criticised Russia for not returning the wreckage and black boxes of the TU-154M plane that crashed in Smolensk in 2010, killing all 96 on board, including the then Polish president Lech Kaczyński and his wife.

Smolensk tragedy committee chair hopes to present final report in April

The head of an investigative committee into the 2010 Smolensk air disaster, which claimed the lives of the Polish president and dozens of top political and military figures, said on Monday that he hoped the committee's final report would be ready for presentation in April.

Two explosions caused Smolensk air crash, claims film

Explosions in the fuselage and wing of an official aircraft carrying the Polish president and dozens of senior political and military figures caused it to crash, according to a film on the work of an investigative committee into the accident, broadcast on Saturday.

Ceremonies across Poland commemorate presidential plane disaster

Ceremonies took place across in Poland on Saturday to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the Smolensk air disaster, which killed 96 people, including Poland's then president Lech Kaczyński, during a landing attempt on a military airfield in western Russia.

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