Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:07:58 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-government-declares-saturday-and-sunday-days-national-mourning-8574759© 2026 Radio Prague International The world is still in shock over Saturday’s tragedy, when 96 passengers, including the Polish president Lech Kaczynski, died in a plane crash near Russia’s Smolensk. The Polish delegation was on its way to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. In the Czech Republic, the upcoming weekend will be one of national mourning, during which Czechs will commemorate the Polish president and others who died. Sarah Borufka has the story. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/klaus_smutek.jpg?timestamp=1591299832 https://english.radio.cz/czech-government-declares-saturday-and-sunday-days-national-mourning-8574759 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9