Skip to main content
FlashPoint News
PoliticsTurkey and Libya

Concerns Rise as Contact Is Lost with Jet Carrying Libyan Army Chief

A jet carrying Libya's army chief and four others has lost contact shortly after taking off from Ankara, raising alarms about the safety of those on board.

Source: bbc.co.uk1 min read
Concerns Rise as Contact Is Lost with Jet Carrying Libyan Army Chief
Image via bbc.co.uk

In brief

Turkey has reported a loss of contact with a jet carrying the chief of staff of Libya's army, Gen. Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and four others. The incident occurred just 42 minutes after the aircraft took off from Ankara, with an emergency landing request issued before communication ceased.

Turkey says signal has been lost with a jet carrying the Libyan army chief and four other people.

In a post on X, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya says this happened at 20:52 local time (17:52 GMT) - about 42 minutes after the Falcon 50 business jet took off from Ankara's airport.

The minister says Libya's chief of staff Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad was on board the Tripoli-bound aircraft.

The jet issued an emergency landing request before contact was lost.

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.

Topics

More on this story