Libya's prime minister said the chief of staff of the country's army was killed in an airplane accident in Turkey on Tuesday after he visited Ankara.

Signal was earlier lost with a jet that took off from Ankara with Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and four others on board.

Libya's military chief was returning home after attending meetings in Turkey. Four other people were on board.

ANKARA, Dec 23 - The Libyan army's chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in a plane crash on Tuesday after leaving Turkey's capital Ankara, the prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government said, adding that four others were on the jet as well. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

General Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad was in Ankara for high-level defence talks aimed at boosting military co-operation between the two countries.

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. The Libyan military chief was in Ankara for high-level defense talks aimed at boosting military cooperation between the two countries and to address regional issues, Turkish…

The Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has confirmed the killing of the country's army's chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, in a plane crash.

A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief and four other people has crashed after takeoff from Turkey’s capital, Ankara, killing everyone on board.

Libya's Prime Minister confirms military chief Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad died in a plane crash in Turkey, citing technical issues.

Libyan military chief Muhammad Ali Ahmad al Haddad and four others died in a plane crash in Turkey on Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has confirmed. Turkey's air traffic controllers…

Turkey shuts down Ankara airspace after business jet carrying Libya's top military commander crashes. Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad is feared dead.