Polish president and elite killed in plane disaster

  • 14 years ago
An ageing jet carrying Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and much of the state elite crashed in thick fog in Russia on Saturday killing all 97 people on board and plunging a nation into grief. The plane was taking Kaczynski's delegation to a memorial ceremony for thousands of Polish troops massacred by Russian forces in World War II.Duration: 01:58

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