TRIPOLI | Xinhua |  Libya’s Government of National Unity declared three days of national mourning on Tuesday after army chief of staff Mohammed al-Haddad and four senior military officials died in a plane crash near the Turkish capital Ankara. The government extended its condolences in a statement to the families of the victims and to …

Four other passengers are also reported to have died in the crash. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Libya's military chief was returning home after attending meetings in Turkey with seven other people on board. Turkish officials say black boxes have been recovered from the crash site.

A senior Turkish official said the plane requested an emergency landing because of an electrical failure 16 minutes after it took off.

Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Libyan Army Chief of Staff Mohammad Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and seven others died when their plane crashed Tuesday shortly after takeoff near Ankara, Turkey.

Tripoli: Libya's Army Chief of Staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and four others were killed in an air crash near Turkey's capital city, Ankara, Libyan

Turkish authorities reported that the aircraft lost radio contact shortly after taking off from Ankara, the capital.

Libyas Army Chief of Staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad he had met his Turkish counterpart and other military commanders during his visit.

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.

Officials say crash caused by technical malfunction, taking life of top commander who played crucial role in ongoing, UN-brokered efforts to unify country’s military

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…

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

There were eight people on board the plane, including three crew members. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Libyan army chief, Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, was killed in a jet crash in Turkey as confirmed by the Libyan prime minister on Wednesday. Initially the cause of the fatal incident was...

Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Haddad and the aides were en route back to Tripoli. Eight people were aboard the plane including three crew members.