'A black day for Poland': The death toll included the country's President and wife, its central bank head and the country's military chief along with other senior government and military figures
In pieces: The wreckage of the Polish president's plane lies in woodland near Smolensk airport in Russia
Wreckage: The fuselage of the plane lies in woodland near Smolensk airport
A mourner in Hammersmith, west London, lays a tribute to parish priest Reverend Canon Bronislaw Gostomski, who was killed in this morning's plane crash
Grief: A huge crowd of mourners gather in front of the Presidential Palace to pay tribute to late Polish President Lech Kaczynski, in Warsaw, Poland, today
Tributes: Thousands of Poles flooded the streets around Warsaw's presidential palace on hearing news of the plane crash which killed Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria
A black day for Poland: National Bank President Slawomir Skrzypek, left, and the Army chief of staff, Gen. Franciszek Gagor both died on board the plane
Dead: Polish President Lech Kaczynski and wife Maria were among 97 who perished in this morning's plane crash
Scene: A plane carrying the Polish president crashed on landing at Smolensk airport
It is truly a black day for the Republic of Poland, and the Polish people.
RIP His Excellency Lech Kaczynski, President of the Republic of Poland, 1949-2010.
