Ankara (Kashmir English): Libyan Army Chief Muhammad Ali Al-Haddad has been killed in a plane crash on Tuesday, Libyan prime minister has confirmed.
Earlier, there were reports that radio contact was lost with the jet carrying Libya’s army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, shortly after takeoff from the Turkish capital Ankara en route to Tripoli.
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media platform X that the jet had taken off at 1710 GMT and radio contact was lost at 1752 GMT adding the flight had made a request for an emergency landing while over the Haymana district of Ankara, but that no contact was established after.
Four others also killed along with Libyan Army Chief
Four other people were also on the jet, the Turkish Interior Minister confirmed.
Turkey’s defence ministry had announced the Libyan Army Chief’s visit earlier, saying he had met with Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler and Turkish counterpart Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, along with other Turkish military commanders.
While officials did not say whether the plane had crashed, footage on Turkish broadcasters showed a flash of light where the jet was said to have lost radio contact.
