The European Union declared a day of mourning for the victims of Tu-154

All institutions of the European Union in Brussels on April 12 declared a day of mourning for the victims of the crash of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, that killed himself and another 95 people. On Saturday reported Agence France-Presse.

Flags outside the buildings of the European Union will be half-mast and all activities will begin with two minutes silence in memory of the victims.

Earlier Monday, 12 April was declared a mourning day in Russia and in Poland will be seven days in mourning. On Sunday at noon local time (14:00 Moscow time) across Poland will be two minutes of silence, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Condolences to the Polish people have expressed the heads of many states. People bring to the embassies of Poland worldwide flowers and candles.

Recall Tu-154, on which the official Polish delegation flew to Katyn remembrance ceremonies at the crashed near the runway airfield “North-Smolensk. According to preliminary data, before the collapse of the pilot three-fold approach, ignoring the recommendations of the managers to leave the alternate. The accident occurred in heavy fog.