"Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X that the Falcon 50 business jet had taken off at 8:10pm (17:10 GMT) on Tuesday and radio contact was lost at 8:52pm (17:52 GMT). He said the flight, which was travelling from Ankara to Tripoli, had made a request for an emergency landing while over the Haymana district in Ankara province but no contact was established afterwards."
"Flight tracking data showed flights being diverted away from Ankara Esenboga Airport. While officials did not say whether the plane had crashed, footage on Turkish broadcasters showed a flash of light where the jet was said to have lost radio contact. There was no immediate comment from Libyan officials. Turkiye's Ministry of Defence had announced the Libyan chief of staff's visit to Ankara this week, saying he had met his Turkish counterpart and other military commanders."
Radio contact was lost with a Falcon 50 business jet carrying Libya's army chief of staff Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and four other people after takeoff from Ankara. The jet departed at 8:10pm local time and contact was lost at 8:52pm. The flight, en route from Ankara to Tripoli, requested an emergency landing while over the Haymana district in Ankara province and then ceased communication. Flight-tracking data showed diversions from Ankara Esenboga Airport and broadcasters captured a flash of light near the reported loss of contact. There was no immediate comment from Libyan officials. Turkey had announced the Libyan chief of staff's visit and meetings with Turkish military commanders.
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