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ISTANBUL – The bodies of the Libyan chief of staff and his advisors, who died in a plane accident near Ankara, will be brought back on Saturday, according to the Turkish defense ministry.

The General Mohamed Al-Haddad of the Tripoli government, along with four of his advisors and three crew members, perished when the Falcon 50 jet they were aboard crashed less than forty minutes after departing on Tuesday.

Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler led a brief ceremony at the Murted airbase near Ankara, according to the ministry’s announcement on X.

The aircraft’s black box was discovered on a farm close to the location of the crash. Turkish officials have mentioned that the plane experienced an electrical malfunction, although they noted that the inquiry into the accident’s cause will be carried out by a “neutral nation,” potentially Germany.

A French diplomatic representative mentioned that two French citizens were part of the crew. The aircraft was leased from a company based in Malta, named Harmony Jets, which keeps its fleet in Lyon, France.

Two opposing factions in Libya, the government of national unity located in Tripoli and the eastern administration based in Benghazi, led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, have announced three days of national mourning, marking an unusual display of solidarity.

Following the collapse of Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, Libya has faced challenges in restoring stability as two competing leaders have been fighting for control.

Turkey strongly backs the government based in Tripoli but has made efforts in recent years to strengthen relations with Haftar.

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