24
Dec
Ankara (Rajeev Sharma): A tragic aviation accident near Ankara, Turkey, claimed the lives of several senior Libyan officials, along with the aircraft’s crew, on Tuesday night. The Falcon 50-type business jet crashed near the village of Kesikkavak in Haymana, roughly 70 kilometers south of the Turkish capital. Among the victims were some of Libya’s top military personnel, including Gen. Al-Fitouri Ghraibil, head of Libya’s ground forces; Brig. Gen. Mahmoud Al-Qatawi, leader of the military manufacturing authority; Mohammed Al-Asawi Diab, an advisor to the chief of staff; and Mohammed Omar Ahmed Mahjoub, a military photographer attached to the chief of staff’s…