Türkiye’s envoy in Tripoli pays condolence visit to Libyan leadership after fatal jet crash in Ankara

Ambassador Guven Begec expresses condolences to Mohamed Menfi, Libya's Presidency Council head and Salah Al-Namroush, acting chief of staff of Libyan Army, after plane crash in Ankara that killed 8 people, including Libya's army chief al-Haddad

By Muhammed Semiz

TRIPOLI (AA)— Türkiye’s Ambassador to Tripoli Guven Begec paid a condolence visit to Mohamed Menfi, the head of Libya's Presidency Council, and Salah Al-Namroush, acting chief of staff of the Libyan Army, after the deadly plane crash in the Turkish capital Ankara that killed eight people, including Libya's army chief, Mohammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad.

The Turkish Embassy in Tripoli said in a statement that Menfi received Begec at the Presidential Council headquarters in Tripoli. Begec also paid a visit to Al-Namroush to express his condolences, it added.

In a separate statement, the Libyan Presidential Council said Begec conveyed Türkiye’s condolences to Menfi and the brotherly people of Libya over the crash, expressing deep sorrow over the loss of the delegation.

On Tuesday, the Falcon 50-type business jet crashed after taking off from Ankara’s Esenboga Airport en route to Tripoli, the Libyan capital.

The plane was found about 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) south of Kesikkavak in the Turkish capital Ankara’s Haymana district.

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