Poland: New Inquiry Opened Into 2010 Crash

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The government on Thursday opened a new investigation into the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed President Lech Kaczynski, with the defense minister saying that evidence pointing to Russian involvement was covered up in an earlier inquiry. The new investigation could exacerbate Poland’s already strained relations with Russia. Mr. Kaczynski was the twin brother of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the current governing party, Law and Justice. Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said an earlier Polish investigation that declared the crash an accident resulting from pilot error and bad weather covered up evidence pointing to “Russian responsibility on the course of events.”