Remains of Libyan army chief killed in crash to return home

The remains of the Libyan chief of staff and his advisers, who were killed in a plane crash near Ankara, will be repatriated on Saturday, the Turkish defence ministry said.

The Tripoli government's General Mohamed Al-Haddad, four of his advisers and three crew died when the Falcon 50 jet they were travelling on crashed less than forty minutes after take-off on Tuesday. Turkish Defence Minister presided over a short ceremony at the Murted air base near Ankara, the ministry said on X.

The plane's black box was found on farmland near the crash site. Turkish authorities have said the plane had an electrical failure, but added that the investigation into the cause of the crash will be conducted by a "neutral country", possibly Germany.