Polish Minister Says Foul Play Behind President's Jet Crash

President Antoni Macierewicz died in a plane crash in 2010

Poland's defense minister appeared to suggest the death of president Lech Kaczynski in a 2010 plane crash in western Russia was the result of foul play, Reuters reported.

Antoni Macierewicz did not say who he suspected, but the comments were made in a speech referring to a number of events blamed on Russia, including the violence in shared neighbor Ukraine.

They also come at a politically sensitive time, months before Poland is due to host a NATO summit where it will push for the alliance to station more troops on its eastern flank to counter the newly assertive Russia.

An inquiry into Kaczynski's death blamed pilot error. But Poland's new government has said an onboard explosion could have caused the crash.  

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