April 11, 2010 7:48 PM

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Body of deceased Polish Prez flown of to Warsaw with full military honours

The body of Polish President Lech Kaczynski was today flown off to Warsaw with full military honours, after a sombre farewell ceremony attended by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. <br/><br/>The special aircraft of the Polish airforce, carrying the late President's body took off for Warsaw from the Smolensk airport where the Soviet-era Tu-154 plane carrying the 96 people strong Polish presidential delegation was attempting to land in dense fog before it crashed. <br/><br/>The rest of the bodies have been brought to Moscow on board two helicopters for identification by their relatives.<br/><br/>Poland is swept by a wave of grief and mourners turned out in tens of thousands, many waving the red and white Polish flag, lighting candles and placing flowers at the presidential palace.<br/><br/>In Warsaw and other Polish cities, thousands poured onto the streets to express their grief over the disaster .

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