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Search efforts continue at crash site in Smolensk woods

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Search efforts resumed on Monday at the site of the airplane crash that killed the president of Poland.

Search efforts resumed on Monday at the site of the airplane crash that killed the president of Poland.

© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankSearch efforts resumed on Monday at the site of the airplane crash that killed the president of Poland.
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Search efforts resumed on Monday at the site of the airplane crash that killed the president of Poland.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankRescuers are searching for documents and personal belongings of the victims.
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Rescuers are searching for documents and personal belongings of the victims.
© RIA Novosti . Илья Питалев / Go to the mediabankThe area where the largest fragments of the aircraft are found has been divided into blocks that are being searched.
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The area where the largest fragments of the aircraft are found has been divided into blocks that are being searched.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankThe military airport where the plane crashed is guarded 24 hours a day.
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The military airport where the plane crashed is guarded 24 hours a day.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankOfficials at the operations headquarters say they rule out theft of valuables from the site of the crash and that there is no need to search the police officers working there.
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Officials at the operations headquarters say they rule out theft of valuables from the site of the crash and that there is no need to search the police officers working there.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankPolish President Lech Kaczynski’s Tu-154 crashed during landing near the Russian city of Smolensk on Saturday morning. According to preliminary information, the aircraft’s wing hit a tree in heavy fog. The aircraft was carrying 96 people including 88 passengers and the crew. The Polish president died in the crash, along with his wife and government officials. They were heading for Katyn to take part in the commemoration ceremony at the mass grave site of victims of political repressions. Photo: Search efforts at the site of the presidential jet crash.
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Polish President Lech Kaczynski’s Tu-154 crashed during landing near the Russian city of Smolensk on Saturday morning. According to preliminary information, the aircraft’s wing hit a tree in heavy fog. The aircraft was carrying 96 people including 88 passengers and the crew. The Polish president died in the crash, along with his wife and government officials. They were heading for Katyn to take part in the commemoration ceremony at the mass grave site of victims of political repressions. Photo: Search efforts at the site of the presidential jet crash.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankRescuers had extracted 87 bodies from under the wreckage of the jet by 3 p.m. on Monday.
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Rescuers had extracted 87 bodies from under the wreckage of the jet by 3 p.m. on Monday.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankA memorial stone has been installed on the site of the crash of Lech Kaczynski’s jet near Smolensk. A Smolensk government delegation visited the site of the tragedy on April 12.
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A memorial stone has been installed on the site of the crash of Lech Kaczynski’s jet near Smolensk. A Smolensk government delegation visited the site of the tragedy on April 12.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankLocal residents bring flowers and wreaths.
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Local residents bring flowers and wreaths.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankThe first candles were brought to the Smolensk Severny airport on the day of the crash.
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The first candles were brought to the Smolensk Severny airport on the day of the crash.
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