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from the presidential couple and the crew, Kaczinski"s Soviet-made Tu-154 three-engine mid-range jet plane was carrying an official delegation of senior officials, including the chief of the armed forces general staff and central bank head. There was no information who else was on board.Investigation
Polish Foreign Ministry press secretary Petr Paszkowski said the plane crashed some 300-400 meters from the runway after catching tops of surrounding trees. A Russian security source told RIA Novosti that "a mistake by the crew during landing maneuvers had supposedly caused the crash."
The Russian Prosecutor General"s investigations committee later formally opened investigation into the crash.
"The investigation is looking into various versions of what happened, including unfavorable weather, human factor, technical malfunctions and others," it said in a statement.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to head
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