Polish President Lech Kaczynski Died In Plane Crash, Smolensk, Russia

Polish and Russian officials said no-one survived after the plane apparently hit trees as it approached Smolensk airport in thick fog. Russian media reports said the pilots ignored advice from air traffic control to divert to another airport. Poland's army chief, central bank governor, MPs and leading historians were among 96 passengers including eight crew. Flight controllers suggested that the plane be forwarded to Minsk but as far as we know the crew took an independent decision to land the plane in Smolensk