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The head of the Libyan army was killed in a plane crash in Türkiye, the Libyan prime minister said.
General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and four others were aboard a Falcon 50 plane taking off from the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Tuesday evening.
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The Tripoli-bound plane had issued an emergency landing request before losing contact. The wreckage of the plane was later found southwest of Ankara and an investigation is currently underway to determine the causes of the accident.
In a later post on X, Yerlikaya wrote that police spotted the debris near the village of Kesikkavak in Haymana district.
He said “the public will be informed of further developments.”
In Libya, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, prime minister of the internationally recognized Government of National Unity, said he had received news of the deaths of General Haddad and other senior Libyan military officials aboard the plane.
The prime minister called it a “great loss” for the nation, saying Libya had “lost men who served their country with sincerity and dedication.”
General Haddad and his team were in Türkiye for talks aimed at further strengthening military and security cooperation between the two countries.
