Search teams in Turkey have recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from a jet crash that killed eight people, including Libya’s military chief. Libyan officials said that the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction on the plane. Libyan officials arrive to assistA 22-person delegation — including five family members — arrived from Libya early on Wednesday to assist in the investigation, he said. The other military officials who died in the crash were Gen. Al-Fitouri Ghraibil, the head of Libya’s ground forces, Brig. Turkey has assigned four prosecutors to lead the investigation, and Yerlikaya that said the Turkish search and recovery teams included 408 personnel.

Source: Libya Today December 24, 2025 07:55 UTC