India, Dec. 24 -- A private jet carrying Libya's top military commander and senior officers crashed in central Turkey on Tuesday night after taking off from Ankara, killing everyone on board, Libyan and Turkish officials said. Authorities said the aircraft suffered a technical malfunction and disappeared from radar while attempting an emergency landing.

Libya's internationally recognised government confirmed that Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the country's military chief of staff, died in the crash along with four other officers and three crew members whose identities were not immediately known. Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah described the incident as a "tragic accident" and a "great loss" for Libya in a statement posted on Faceb...