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'lost radar contact'

Libya's Chief of General Staff missing on jet lost over Turkish airspace

SUMMARY

A private jet from Ankara lost radar contact while en route to Tripoli. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed that Libya's Chief of General Staff, General Muhammad Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, was on board.

The jet, a Falcon 50, took off at 20:10 and lost contact at 20:52 near Haymana. An emergency landing notification was received but contact could not be reestablished.

Due to the situation, airspace around Ankara was closed. This incident follows a previous meeting between Turkey's Defense Minister Ya?ar Guler and General Al-Haddad.


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