Russians release crash info

21st May 2010

Two people are thought to have entered the cockpit

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Two people entered the cockpit of President Lech Kaczynski’s aircraft before it crashed killing all on board, investigators have revealed in a report that has raised new questions over the causes of the disaster.

A preliminary report released by the Russian committee investigating the Smolensk crash found that the voices of two people were recorded on the aircraft’s black box.

“It has been established that in the cockpit there were individuals who were not members of the crew,” said Tatyana Anodina, head of Russia’s Inter-State Air Committee, which investigates crashes in the former Soviet Union.

According to the PAP newswire, one of the voices belonged to General Andrzej ...

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