Polish minister quits over air disaster

Poland’s defence minister Bogdan Klich resigned on the 29 July 2011 after an official investigation into the plane crash which killed the Polish President and all 95 others on board in Russia in April 2010 concluded that mistakes by the military pilots were the primary cause of the disaster. The report also said that errors made by Russian officials contributed to the crash.

ESO: Background information: Air crash report strains Russia-Polish ties http://www.europeansources.info/record/air-crash-report-strains-russia-polish-ties/

ESO: Background information: Polish president killed in plane crash http://www.europeansources.info/record/plane-crashes-in-smolensk-killing-polish-president-and-95-others/

Polskie Radio, 30.7.11: Defence minister quits following Smolensk report http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/52591,Defence-minister-quits-following-Smolensk-report

Spiegel Online International, 04.01.13: A Lawyer's Quest for Clarity on the Smolensk Plane Crash http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/berlin-lawyer-stefan-hambura-questions-smolensk-plane-crash-burials-a-875779.html

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