TRIPOLI, Feb 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A helicopter has crashed in southeasternLibya, killing a medic and two crew members carrying out a medicalevacuation, state media said Tuesday. Libyan news agency LANA said the chopper went down overnight near an airbasein the Kufra region about 60 kilometres north of the border between Libya andChad. Libyan media reports said two foreign nationals were among those on board whowere killed, but this was not confirmed by authorities. The Matan al-Sarra airbase lies in an area under the control of Libya'sBenghazi-based eastern administration led by military strongman KhalifaHaftar, but authorities in the east did not comment on the crash. Libya remains split between the eastern administration and a UN-backedgovernment in the west led by Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 10, 2026 12:53 UTC