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Polish archeologists to start work at Kaczynski air crash site

13 October 2010 04:37 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Polish archeologists will on Wednesday start inspecting the site of Aprilâ€™s Polish presidential plane crash near the western Russian city of Smolensk. Their work on the tragedy site will last until October 27, APA reports quoting RIA Novosti
The archeologists will search for body fragments and clues that may help establish the cause of the crash, which killed 96 people, including then president Lech Kaczynski, the first lady and many top state officials.
The worn-out Tupolev Tu-154 airliner with Kaczynski on board crashed near Smolensk on April 10 after hitting the tops of trees in thick fog. The delegation was on its way to a commemoration ceremony of the 1940 Katyn massacre, in which more than 20,000 Poles had been executed by Soviet secret police.
Russian and Polish investigators and experts jointly probe the causes of the crash, while Polish military prosecutors also conduct a separate investigation.
Polish military prosecutors earlier said the results of the excavation at the crash site will become available in late November - early December.
A group of 10-12 Russian archeologists and three geodesists will assist the Polish experts. One of Polish military prosecutors will accompany the group to oversee the excavation work.
Polish officials probing the plane crash said in late September they were "dissatisfied" with the documents supplied by Russia.