Khaberni - The Libyan Government of National Unity announced the creation of an investigative committee to look into the circumstances of the plane crash involving Chief of Staff Mohammed Al-Haddad near the Turkish capital Ankara.
The committee is responsible for direct coordination and communication with Turkish security and judicial authorities to examine the details of the accident, in addition to reviewing all documents and reports related to safety procedures, in cooperation with the Turkish side.
The committee also works on researching and verifying the existence of any suspicions of negligence, misconduct, or criminal acts, as well as coordinating to facilitate the procedures for transferring the bodies back to Libya.
The Libyan Presidential Council and Prime Minister of the National Unity Government Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, alongside Libyan Army Commander Khalifa Haftar, mourned Chief of Staff Mohammed Al-Haddad after the plane he was onboard crashed along with several military officials from Ankara toward Tripoli.
Chief of Staff of the government headed by Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Mohammed Al-Haddad, and his companions were killed following the crash of a "Falcon 50" aircraft near Ankara, on Tuesday evening, as reported by a correspondent of "Sky News Arabia".
Dbeibah announced on his official Facebook account the death of the Chief of Staff and his companions, who were Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces Lieutenant General El-Fetouri Gharibil, Director of the Military Manufacturing Directorate Brigadier Mahmoud Al-Qotaiwi, Advisor to the Chief of Staff Mohamed Al-Asawi Diab, and the photographer in the Office of Public Relations of the Chief of Staff, Mohamed Omar Ahmed Mahjoub.
Dbeibah said that the death of Al-Haddad and his companions occurred "due to a tragedy and a grievous accident while they were returning from an official trip from Ankara".
The Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlik Qaya confirmed the loss of contact with a plane that was carrying the Chief of Staff of the Dbeibah government and 4 other people.
He added on his account on the platform "X": "The plane was headed from Ankara to Tripoli and requested an emergency landing in the Ankara area, but contact was lost afterward."
A video clip captured footage of an explosion that occurred in the area near where contact with the plane was lost.
