A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief and four other people crashed after takeoff from Turkey’s capital, Ankara, on Tuesday, killing everyone on board.
Libya’s military chief dies in plane crash in Turkey
Felix Tamsut with AP, Reuters
Libya’s military chief was returning home after attending meetings in Turkey. Four other people were on board.
LibyanPrime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah on Tuesday confirmed the death of Libyan military chief and four others in a plane crash in Turkey.
Turkey’s interior minister said earlier air traffic controllers lost contact with a Dassault Falcon 50-type jet carrying the Libyan military chief and others home after a visit to Turkey.
The plane departed from Ankara’s Esenboga Airport at 8:10 p.m. local time, Ali Yerlikaya posted to X. Contact with the jet was lost 40 minutes after, he said
The plane issued an emergency landing signal near Haymana, a district south of Ankara, before all communication ceased, Yerlikaya said.
Ankara holds close relations with the UN-backed Libyan government, also through providing its with military support.
