The head of Libya's armed forces, Lieutenant General Mohammed al-Haddad, was killed along with four other passengers when their business jet crashed shortly after taking off from Ankara.

Signal was earlier lost with a jet that took off from Ankara with Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and four others on board.

Il premier libico: Mohammed al-Haddad è morto in un "incidente" aereo. Incerte le cause, aperta un'inchiesta (ANSA)