Contact lost with private jet heading for Libya after takeoff from Turkey: Official

Turkey's interior minister says air traffic controllers lost contact with a private jet carrying Libya’s military chief home after a visit to Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's air traffic controllers lost contact on Tuesday with a private jet carrying Libya’s military chief and four other people home after a visit to Turkey, the Turkish interior minister said.

The minister, Ali Yerlikaya, confirmed reports by the private NTV television and others that all communication with the Falcon 50 type business jet was lost after the aircraft took off from Ankara’s Esenboga airport.

The Libyan military chief, Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad, was in Turkey's capital, Ankara, for meetings with Turkish officials.

The airport has been closed down to flights, NTV reported.

No other details were immediately available.

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