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After the funeral Mass, there will be a procession through Krakow and on to the walled castle and cathedral at Wawel for a 21-gun salute and the burial. Photo by BGNES
The state funeral of President Lech Kaczynski and his wife has begun, with thousands of people gathered in the city of Krakow to pay respects.
After a funeral Mass, the couple will be buried in Wawel Cathedral, resting place of kings and national heroes.
Ninety-six people died eight days ago when their plane crashed in fog as they flew to attend a ceremony in Russia.
Many world leaders cannot attend the funeral because flights have been grounded by Icelandic volcanic ash, the BBC reported.
However, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev flew to Krakow despite air travel restrictions.
The state funeral began at 1400 local time (1200 GMT) with a Mass at Krakow's St Mary's Basilica. The coffins of the first couple had arrived from Warsaw on a military transport plane that flew below the volcanic ash cloud.
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Krakow to watch hearses transfer the coffins to the basilica.
After the funeral Mass, there will be a procession through Krakow and on to the walled castle and cathedral at Wawel for a 21-gun salute and the burial.
The remains of Polish President Lech Kaczy?ski who died in an airplane crash in Russia in 2010 will be exhumed for the purposes of the investigation of the death of the 96 passengers on board of the presidential plane, reported bTV.
Polish voters are casting ballots for a head of state on Sunday, with incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski pointed as a potential winner by opinion polls.
Former Polish President Lech Walesa urged his country to overcome its historic differences with Russia and to foster good neighborly relations.
Poland marks Wednesday the two-year anniversary of the plane crash near Russia's Smolensk, which killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski, First Lady Maria Kaczynska, and 94 people from the country's political and military elite.
The Polish military prosecutor has exhumed the remains of two of the victims of the 2010 Smolensk air crash disaster, in which the Polish President Lech Kaczynski was killed, on suspicion that there may have been a mix-up over the bodies.
A key witness in the case of the Polish Tu-154 airliner crash near Russia's Smolensk in 2010 has been found dead at his home near Warsaw.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has carried out a series of coordinated investigative actions across several countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, as part of a probe into suspected large-scale fraud involving EU funds
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has coincided with escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has moved to tighten control over one of the world’s most critical maritime routes
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized NATO allies over what he described as their unwillingness to support Washington during the war with Iran, following a two-hour meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House
Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after one of the deadliest days in recent months, with at least 254 people killed and more than 1,165 injured in Israeli strikes carried out shortly after the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire
The caretaker government has approved a decision endorsing the Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Mercosur bloc
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