A plane carrying 132 people crashed as it approach Russian airport killing everyone on board including Polish President Lech Kaczynski.
Central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek and several senior government officials were also among those on board the Tupolev Tu-154 plane, which came down as it neared Smolensk airport in western Russia.
In this image taken from Rossia 24 television channel TV, pieces of the plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski lie scattered after crashing near Smolensk in western Russia, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife died Saturday along with 130 others when their plane crashed while coming in for a landing in western Russia, officials said. (AP Photo/Rossia 24 Television Channel)
Smolensk regional governor Sergei Antufyev, speaking on Russian television, said there were no survivors. The crash occurred about 2 km (1.3 miles) from Smolensk airport.
“The plane caught fire after the crash. Teams began attempting to pull out passengers from the badly damaged airplane,” said a Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman in Warsaw.
Kaczynski was flying with a delegation to take part in the Katyn memorial ceremonies at the site where Polish military officers were executed on the orders of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin during the Second World War.
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