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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Polish investigators challenge Russian claim that pilot error caused crash that killed president


Polish investigators have challenged the Russian claim that pilot error led to the air crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski - and are refusing to rule out terrorism.

The revelation comes amid conflicting reports over whether 'screams' were heard from the passenger compartment shortly before the Tupolev-154 crashed, killing all 96 people on board.

Investigators admit that a prayer is heard on the black box tapes in the final moments before the plane crashed on April 10, and acknowledge that the pilots knew the presidential jet was doomed as it approached a military airport in dense fog near Smolensk.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1267811/Polish-investigators-challenge-Russian-claim-pilot-error-caused-crash-killed-president.html#ixzz0lmrjGldR