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Libya’s Army Chief Dies in Turkey Plane Crash Following Ankara Visit

Investigators cite a suspected technical failure following recovery of the flight recorders.

Overview

  • The Dassault Falcon 50 departed Ankara and sent a distress call before contact was lost about 40 minutes into the flight toward Tripoli.
  • Wreckage was found roughly 80 kilometers south of Ankara near the village of Kesikkavak in the Haymana district.
  • Turkish teams recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, and joint TurkishLibyan investigations are underway.
  • Officials in Turkey and Libya point to an electronic or technical problem as the leading hypothesis while the formal probe continues.
  • Libya’s premier reported five deaths, while later recovery reports cited eight fatalities, reflecting differing casualty tallies.