Tripoli, Dec. 23 -- 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 Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said.

As reported by Al Jazeera, Prime Minister Dbeibah termed it a "tragic accident", stating that the crash occurred on Tuesday while the officials were returning from a visit to Turkey.

"This great tragedy is a great loss for the nation, the military establishment, and all the people, as we have lost men who served their country with sincerity and dedication and were an example of discipline, responsibility, and national commitment," he said in the statement.

He said that the other people killed in the crash were the ground forces chie...