Turkiye and Libya intensify probe into deadly plane crash near Ankara

"On Tuesday, a private jet carrying Libya's army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, reported an electrical malfunction shortly after taking off from Ankara Esenboga Airport. According to Turkiye's head of communications, Burhanettin Duran, the aircraft, bound for Tripoli, requested an emergency landing 16 minutes after takeoff. Air traffic controllers redirected the Dassault Falcon 50 back towards Ankara's airport, but radar contact was lost three minutes later as the jet descended. The wreckage was found near the village of Kesikkavak in Ankara's Haymana district."

"Officials from Libya and Turkiye have stepped up coordination over the investigation into a plane crash near Ankara that killed Libya's army chief and seven other people as forensic work and preparations for repatriating the bodies are conducted. Libya's Criminal Investigation Department chief, Major General Mahmoud Ashour, led a delegation to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Thursday as part of the joint inquiry. The visit followed discussions with Turkish prosecutors overseeing the case."

"Reporting from Misrata, Libya, Al Jazeera's Malik Traina said preparations were under way for the return of Al-Haddad's body although the timeline remains uncertain. Earlier today, we spoke to the minister of communications, and we were told the funeral prayer will be held tomorrow. That's starting to change, now they've been receiving phone calls from government officials saying that it could likely be postponed till Saturday, Traina said on Thursday."

A private Dassault Falcon 50 carrying Libya's army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, experienced an electrical malfunction shortly after departing Ankara Esenboga Airport. The aircraft requested an emergency landing 16 minutes after takeoff, was redirected toward Ankara, and radar contact was lost three minutes later as the jet descended. The wreckage was located near Kesikkavak in Ankara's Haymana district. Eight people, including three crew members, were killed. Libyan and Turkish authorities have increased coordination, with Major General Mahmoud Ashour leading a delegation to Ankara for the joint inquiry. Forensic work and DNA testing are underway, delaying repatriation and funeral plans while recovery and examinations continue.

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