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Polish First Lady mulls visit to Smolensk crash site in April

© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankRussia's first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, foreground right, and Poland's first lady Anna Komorowska. Archive
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Polish First Lady Anna Komorowska is considering going to the site of the Polish presidential plane crash in Smolensk, west Russia, on the first anniversary of the tragedy.

Polish First Lady Anna Komorowska is considering going to the site of the Polish presidential plane crash in Smolensk, west Russia, on the first anniversary of the tragedy.

The Tu-154 aircraft crashed on April 10 last year when it attempted to land in thick fog, killing all 96 people on board, including President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and other top state officials.

The families of those who died in the crash plan to visit the western Russian city to commemorate the victims of April's tragedy.

Komorowska said her decision to go to Smolensk will depend on the opinion of the victims' families.

"If the families want this, we will go together to Smolensk," Polish media quoted her as saying.

According to the report, her husband Bronislaw Komorowski, who became the president of Poland after the tragic death of Lech Kaczynski, is likely to remain in Warsaw.

Polish presidential advisor Tomasz Nalecz said earlier the anniversary of the tragedy has a "personal character" for the families and is a sensitive and painful issue for the country.

WARSAW, January 30 (RIA Novosti)

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