The people of Poland are in shock today as news comes through of the tragedy.
The plane on which the president was travelling was on its final approach to the airport when it went down.
"The Polish presidential plane did not make it to the runway while landing. Tentative findings indicate that it hit the treetops and fell apart," said Sergei Anufriev, governor of the Smolensik region.
The Polish foreign ministry have confirmed that the president is dead.
"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.
It has been confirmed that the head of the Polish army, as well as several senior officials and their families were onboard the plane.
Born into the hard times of post-war Poland, President Kaczynski was a contraversial yet popular leader, who was determined to pull Poland away from its Post-Cold War legacy.
No comments:
Post a Comment