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Published April 10, 2010, 12:00 AM

Images from Russia jet crash

Jet crash kills 97, including Polish president


Onlookers gather around a Russian police officer standing guard near a section of the plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski after it crashed near Smolensk in western Russia, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, officials said. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

  • Onlookers gather around a Russian police officer standing guard near a section of the plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski after it crashed near Smolensk in western Russia, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, officials said. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
  • A Russian police officer stands guard near a section of the plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski after it crashed near Smolensk in western Russia, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, officials said. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
  • Russian police officers walk near some of the wreckage at the plane crash site near Smolensk, western Russia, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's most prominent military and civilian leaders died Saturday April 10, 2010 along with dozens of others when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog near Smolensk in western Russia. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
  • This image from Polish Television's TVP via APTN shows a firefighter walking near some of the wreckage at the crash site where Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's most prominent military and civilian leaders died Saturday April 10, 2010 along with dozens of others when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in near Smolensk in western Russia. (AP Photo/TVP via APTN)
  • A woman places flowers next to portraits of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria on the facade of the Polish church in Paris, Saturday April 10, 2010. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, along with his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, officials said. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • A huge crowd of mourners gather in front of the Presidential Palace to pay tribute to late Polish President Lech Kaczynski, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came for landing in fog in Smolensk, western Russia. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
  • A huge crowd of mourners gather in front of the Presidential Palace to pay tribute to late Polish President Lech Kaczynski, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came for landing in fog in Smolensk, western Russia. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
  • A woman cries as she lays flowers at the Polish Embassy in Moscow, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's most prominent military and civilian leaders died Saturday April 10, 2010 along with dozens of others when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog near Smolensk in western Russia. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
  • People lay flowers and light candles at the Polish Embassy in Moscow, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's most prominent military and civilian leaders died Saturday April 10, 2010 along with dozens of others when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog near Smolensk in western Russia. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
  • People mourn in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 10, 2010, after Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash. Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing 96. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
  • People light candles and lay flowers in front of the Poland's embassy, in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, April 10, 2010, after Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash. Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in Smolensk, western Russia, killing 96. (AP Photo / Anders Wiklund)
  • People mourn in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 10, 2010, after Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash. Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing 96. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
  • People hold candles and flowers in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 10, 2010, after Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash. Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing 97. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
  • Staff of the Presidential Palace, background, hold a prayer in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 10, 2010, as news broke out about Polish President's Lech Kaczynski death. Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife died Saturday along with 130 others when their plane crashed while coming in for a landing in western Russia. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
  • People sign a book of condolence for late Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing 97. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
  • People light candles and lay flowers in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 10, 2010, after Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash. Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing 97. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
  • FILE - The April 4, 2009 file photo shows French President Nicolas Sarkozy, second from right, welcoming, from left, US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Polish President Lech Kaczynski, as NATO leaders cross the Passerelle Bridge over the River Rhine from Kehl, Germany, to Strasbourg, France, before continuing their summit celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday, April 11, 2010 when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing 97, officials said. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauvinere)
  • FILE - The Oct. 12, 2007 file photo shows the President of Poland Lech Kaczynski arriving for talks at the chancellery in Berlin. Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday, April 11, 2010 when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing 97, officials said. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
  • This image from Polish Television's TVP via APTN shows debris at the crash site where Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's most prominent military and civilian leaders died Saturday April 10, 2010 along with dozens of others when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in near Smolensk in western Russia. (AP Photo/TVP via APTN)
  • This image from Polish Television's TVP via APTN shows a firefighter walking near some of the wreckage at the crash site where Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's most prominent military and civilian leaders died Saturday April 10, 2010 along with dozens of others when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in near Smolensk in western Russia. (AP Photo/TVP via APTN)