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Wreckage of jet carrying Libyan chief of staff found - minister

After disappearing shortly after takeoff from Ankara, the wreckage of the plane carrying the Libyan chief of staff was discovered by Turkish gendarmerie on Tuesday.

Anadolu Agency WORLD
Published December 23,2025
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Türkiye said on Tuesday its gendarmerie had found the wreckage of the plane carrying the Libyan chief of staff, which disappeared shortly after taking off from Ankara.

"The wreckage of the business jet that departed Ankara's Esenboğa airport for Tripoli has been located by Turkish gendarmerie approximately two kilometers south of Kesikkavak village in the Haymana district" 74 kilometres (45 miles) from Ankara, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X.