Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Libya's top military commander and seven others were killed on Tuesday when a private jet crashed shortly after taking off from Turkiye's capital, Ankara, Libyan and Turkish officials said. The aircraft was carrying Libya's military chief, four senior officers and three crew members. Libyan authorities said a technical malfunction caused the crash.

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah confirmed the death of Gen. Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad, describing the incident as a "tragic accident" and a "great loss" for the country. The delegation had been in Ankara for high-level defense talks aimed at strengthening military cooperation between Libya and Turkiye and was returning home when the crash occurred, reports UNB ci...