Erdogan offers his condolences to Al-Dabaiba.. Türkiye finds the black box of the ill-fated plane

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Erdogan offers his condolences to Al-Dabaiba.. Türkiye finds the black box of the ill-fated plane

The Minister of the Interior announced in Türkiye Ali Yerli Kaya Find The black box of the plane that crashed on Tuesday evening near Ankara, killing all its passengers, including the Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army Mohamed Al-Haddad and a number of his companions.
The minister said while inspecting the site of the crash, about 50 kilometers from the capital: "We found the voice recorder and the plane’s black box"
He added: "The competent authorities began examining them, and the bodies of the victims were still at the site, where the debris spread over an area of 3 square kilometers"..
He continued: "We mobilized 408 people, including rescuers, members of the gendarmerie, police and health services, 103 ground vehicles and 7 aircraft. Drones equipped with thermal cameras are also working to transmit real-time images of the area."

Analysis of the audio recorder

The Turkish Minister of Transport, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, announced on the X platform, that "The voice recorder and flight data recorder will be analyzed to determine the cause of the plane crash in a neutral country" After the initial examination.
He added that the results will be shared "With our nation and the entire world in complete transparency"
An Agence France-Presse correspondent saw rescue teams working at the scene on Wednesday morning amid heavy fog following heavy rains during the night.

8 people killed

The accident resulted in the deaths of 8 people, namely the Libyan Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Haddad, and 4 of his companions, in addition to 3 crew members.
The plane, which was a model, crashed. "Falcon-50"Less than 40 minutes after take-off.
The Turkish Minister of the Interior reiterated that the plane was informed that it had been exposed to…"Electrical malfunction" About a quarter of an hour after take-off, he said: "Falcon 50 informed it would turn back, and contact was lost in the Haimana area twenty minutes later"
Yerli Kaya indicated that a delegation of 22 people, including Libyan officials and a number of family members of the victims, arrived in Ankara on Wednesday.

Erdogan’s condolences

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered his condolences for the loss of life, in a phone call with the head of the internationally recognized Libyan government, Abdul Hamid Dabaiba, according to what his office reported.
Türkiye is a major ally of the Tripoli government. Recognized by the United Nations, it has been supporting it militarily since January 2020, providing in particular combat marches and military trainers, as well as economic support.