In brief
The Turkish Interior Minister reported that a Falcon 50 jet, which had taken off from Ankara's airport en route to Tripoli, lost communication at approximately 20:52 local time, 42 minutes after departure. The aircraft was carrying General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad along with four other individuals. The jet had issued an emergency landing request just before contact was lost. Updates on the situation are forthcoming.
Turkey says signal has been lost with a jet carrying the Libyan army chief and four other people.
In a post on X, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya states that this incident occurred at 20:52 local time (17:52 GMT), approximately 42 minutes after the Falcon 50 business jet took off from Ankara's airport.
The minister confirmed that Libya's chief of staff, General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, was on board the aircraft heading to Tripoli.
The jet issued an emergency landing request before the loss of contact.
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