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JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) — Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday released the following statement after Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and other senior government figures were killed in a plane crash in western Russia.
“The State of Israel is shocked by the report of the terrible tragedy that has struck Poland, and shares in the mourning of the Polish people and the free world.
The news of the tragic accident that has taken the lives of my friend, President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria Kaczynska, and prominent members of Poland’s leadership and its Parliament, has been received with a great deal of pain, shock and distress.
This tragic event is a dreadful blow to the Polish people and the world at large.
My friend, President Kaczynski, was among those who led and advanced the change in his country, and represented free Poland, democratic Poland and modern Poland.
In the many meetings I had with President Kaczynski, I discovered a great leader, determined to press his country forward, a man very much in touch with his people, and who had adopted the viewpoint of a democratic and advanced world.
President Kaczynski and his wife did much to promote closer ties between the Polish and Jewish peoples, making a significant contribution to the healing process of the scars of the past and the building of a common better future.
The bilateral ties between our two countries were strengthened during his presidency, distinguished by a spirit of friendship and warmth.
The State of Israel bows its head, as it partakes in the deep sorrow of the Polish people on the occasion of their dreadful loss.”
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BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Saturday expressed his condolences over the death of Polish President Kaczynski and others who died when the presidential plane crashed near an airport in western Russia.
“On behalf of all of NATO, and myself personally, I express my most profound condolences to the people of Poland, and to the families of President and Mrs Kaczynski and all those who have died in this terrible acccident,” Rasmussen said. “This is a tragedy for them and for Poland. My thoughts are with them today.”
At least 96 people were believed to have died in the air disaster.
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BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — Kanat Saudabayev, the Kazakh Secretary of State and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), on Saturday offered his condolences after Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash.
Saudabayev expressed his condolences to the Polish people and to the families of those killed. “I offer my deepest condolences to the Polish people and to the families of those killed in this tragic accident. Our hearts go out to you in this difficult time,” said Saudabayev.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife were among 132 people killed when his presidential plane crashed in western Russia on Saturday.
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MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife were killed when the presidential plane crashed near an airport in western Russia.
A total of 132 people were on board the Tupolev 154 aircraft, according to the Russian Investigation Committee. The governor of Smolensk Oblast confirmed there were no survivors in the accident, which happened several hundred meters from the runway of Smolensk Airport.
According to media reports, the head of the Polish Army and former Polish president Ryszard Kaczorowski were also on board. Confirmation was not immediately available.
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MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife were killed when the presidential plane crashed near an airport in western Russia.
A total of 87 people were on board the Tupolev 154 aircraft. There were no survivors.
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MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Polish President Lech Kaczynski dies in plane crash near airport in western Russia.
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