Saturday 10 April 2010

Polish President Lech Kaczynski killed in plane crash

Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and scores of others are believed to have been killed in a plane crash in Russia. Officials in the Smolensk region said no-one had survived after the plane apparently hit trees as it came in for landing in thick fog. Several other government figures, including the army chief of staff, were also thought to have been on board.


Mr Kaczynski had been a controversial figure in Polish politics, advocating a right-wing Catholic agenda. He opposed rapid free-market reforms and favoured retaining social welfare programmes.

Read the full BBC News article here.