National tragedy on tv

Milion people in Poland watched news about accident of the government plane. On the board was polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife as well as several other top-ranking officials.

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Poland mourns air tragedy victims

Poland has launched a week of national mourning, following the devastating plane crash in Russia that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife as well as several other top-ranking officials. Ninety-six people were killed after the aircraft crashed near the airport in the Russian city of Smolensk. The Polish officials were there to mark the 70th anniversary of a massacre of Polish officers in Katyn.

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