Plane carrying Polands president crashes in Russia
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[release][b]SMOLENSK, Russia - A plane carrying Polish president Lech Kaczynski has crashed on approach to Smolensk airport in western Russia, a Polish official at the airport told Reuters on Saturday.
The official said there was no information yet about survivors.
A Polish government official told Reuters the plane was carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski.
Editor's note: Please check back for details on this breaking news story.
87 reported dead. Survivors unknown.
UPDATED: Russian news agencies reported at least 87 people died in the crash near Smolensk airport in western Russia, citing the Russian Emergencies Ministry. They reported 132 people were aboard the Tupolev Tu-154.
Polish state news agency PAP said there were no survivors.
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The Polish government official in Smolensk said there was no information about survivors. The crash occurred about a mile from Smolensk airport in foggy conditions.
The official said the head of the Polish army and the head of the presidential administration were also on board the plane, along with the president's wife and families of other senior officials.
"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. [/release][/b]
[release][b]The plane was reportedly heading to an airport in the western city of Smolensk when it crashed.
Mr Kaczynski was due to visit Smolensk to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, when Soviet troops killed thousands of Poles.
The Russian emergencies ministry told Itar-Tass news agency the plane crashed at 1056 Moscow time (0656 GMT).
Ministry spokeswoman Irina Andrianova said it had been flying from Moscow to Smolensk, but had no details on the identities of those killed.
The Polish Foreign Ministry said the president and his wife were aboard the plane, according to the Associated Press news agency
UPDATED: Smolensk regional governor Sergei Antufiev told Russian TV that no-one had survived.
"It clipped the tops of the trees, crashed down and broke into pieces. There were no survivors," he was quoted as saying.
"We are clarifying how many people there were in the [Polish] delegation. According to preliminary reports, 85 members of the delegation and the crew."
The Polish Foreign Ministry said the president and his wife were aboard the plane.
Central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek was also said to have been on board. [/b][/release]
Sources :siren: [b](CHECK FREQUENTLY)[/b] :siren:
[url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36352097/ns/world_news-europe/]MSNBC[/url]
[URL=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8612825.stm]BBC[/url]
Oh snap
source for the op because he didn't supply one:
[URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8612825.stm[/URL]
Sounds like it was a
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smashing experience.
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[QUOTE=Wii60;21262133]source for the op because he didn't supply one:
[URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8612825.stm[/URL][/QUOTE]
I had one up before hand, but I accidentally deleted it when pasting. :saddowns:
Added other source.
don't forget the
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nevermind
This is why I will never pilot commercial airlines.
It's not ironic unless it crashed in Germany.
Holy shit... how could this happen?
[QUOTE=Black-Ice;21262154]It's not ironic unless it crashed in Germany.[/QUOTE]
It's not ironic unless it crashed in a crematorium.
bbc update:
not just him, his wife too
:(
[QUOTE=Stene;21262156]Holy shit... how could this happen?[/QUOTE]
no idea, i mean.. planes crashing? on approach? pilot error? Unheard of.
Wow the president of Poland and his wife...
That's tragic.
A small update from both sources. Apparently he brought his wife too, but still unknown if there any survivors. Shit just keeps going downhill. :frown:
Fuck, I'm late. Oh well, OP edited ahead of time anyway.
As I know, [U]nobody[/U] survived. Damn, we haven't got the president!
(I'm from Poland)
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Also, there was one of candidates for president, some members of parliament, oshit.
[quote=quadcoregman;21262137]sounds like it was a
[IMG]http://chrisstubbs.com/austinpowers.jpg[/IMG]
smashing experience.[/quote]
Fuck you.
Updated OP: Grim news kids..
[QUOTE=pawelte1;21262265]As I know, [U]nobody[/U] survived. Damn, we haven't got the president!
(I'm from Poland)
[editline]10:05AM[/editline]
Also, there was one of candidates for president, some members of parliament, oshit.[/QUOTE]
If it ends up being that Russia shot them down (Somehow), then some serious shit is about to go down.
Haha oh god unintentional pun. But holy shit, this is worse than the Metro incident. :frown:
I blame those Chechen fuckers.
[QUOTE=DireAvenger;21262301]If it ends up being that Russia shot them down (Somehow), then some serious shit is about to go down.[/QUOTE]
That would NEVER happen.
Guys...it's not so funny.There was a whole president office on board.
[QUOTE=QuadCoreGman;21262137]Sounds like it was a
[IMG]http://chrisstubbs.com/AustinPowers.jpg[/IMG]
smashing experience.[/QUOTE]
Why even make a pun? this shit is tragic for the people of Poland.
[QUOTE=Wakka;21262309]That would NEVER happen.[/QUOTE]
I know. It's just that there's so many games where Russia is the enemy and the US is the hero, it tends to be the first thing.
As said again, Chechen, I blame them. :frown:
Oh fuck. Our President is dead.
Fuck.
The plane was old...very, very old, so it could ahve been predicted.
[QUOTE=Richard Simmons;21262238]no idea, i mean.. planes crashing? on approach? pilot error? Unheard of.[/QUOTE]
I'd expect this sort of high officials to be transported in quite high quality airplanes, expecially to an event such as this memorial :S Not in some Soviet-era crap.
It appears his reputation has smashed into the ground :frown:
[QUOTE=Str4t0s;21262324]Oh fuck. Our President is dead.
Fuck.[/QUOTE]
Was the entire presidential cabinet on board as well?
[QUOTE=QuadCoreGman;21262137]Sounds like it was a
[img]http://chrisstubbs.com/AustinPowers.jpg[/img]
smashing experience.[/QUOTE]
It's not mojo week anymore.
[QUOTE=Black-Ice;21262334]It appears his reputation has smashed into the ground :frown:[/QUOTE]
No, don't even start.
There were many important people aboard, i am not sure who.
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