Big news! On December 24, the Turkish Ministry of Interior issued an emergency notice. The plane carrying General Haitham, the Chief of Staff of Libya, crashed within Turkey, and several high-ranking military personnel accompanying him were killed. Foreign media reported that a Falcon 50 business jet with tail number 9H-DFJ took off from Ankara Esenboğa Airport at 8:10 PM today and was heading to Tripoli, the capital of Libya, but lost contact at 8:52 PM.
The aircraft sent out an emergency landing alert near the Haymana area, but subsequent attempts by relevant parties to re-establish contact with the aircraft were unsuccessful. Preliminary information indicates that the aircraft experienced an electrical failure shortly after takeoff. The crew immediately sent an emergency distress signal and began to return. During the process of preparing for an emergency landing, the aircraft initiated the fuel jettison procedure, but an explosion occurred during the fuel jettison phase. The Turkish authorities have confirmed that the aircraft crashed, and security forces have already arrived at the crash site.
The aircraft carried five passengers, including General Muhammad Ali Ahmed Hadhad, the Chief of Staff of Libya. Relevant information indicates that on December 23, the Libyan side was invited by the Turkish Chief of Staff Selçuk Bayraktar to attend a military diplomatic event in Ankara. To date, the Libyan side has confirmed that the Chief of the Army, the Commander of Ground Forces, the head of military production, and the Chief of Staff's advisor were among those who died in the plane crash in Ankara, Turkey. This accident is a huge loss for the Libyan military and the country as a whole.
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