Search operations continue at the wreckage of the private jet carrying Libyan Chief of General Staff General Mohammed Ali Al-Haddad in Ankara, Dec. 24, 2025. (AA Photo)A flight attendant who was part of the crew that brought a Libyan jet to Türkiye before it crashed near Ankara has been taken into custody as part of the ongoing investigation, Turkish authorities said. Following efforts by Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and on the instructions of the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the flight attendant was detained at her hotel and transferred to the Ankara Police Department. (AA Graphics)Black box sent abroad for analysisInvestigators recovered the aircraft’s black box flight recorder from farmland near the crash site. The jet crashed near Ankara’s Haymana district on Dec. 23, 2025, shortly after takeoff, killing all those on board.

Source: Libya Today January 13, 2026 14:38 UTC