The Libyan army's chief of ‌staff, ​Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in ‌a plane crash on Tuesday after leaving Turkey's capital Ankara, the ​prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government said,

A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief and four other military officers and staff has crashed after takeoff from Turkey’s capital, Ankara, killing everyone on board.

An army chief and commander of ground forces for the government in Tripoli were among five confirmed killed shortly after takeoff in Turkey.

The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the army chief of staff, and other officers flying home after a meeting in Turkey.

Hamid Dbeibah confirmed the death of Gen. Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad and the others, saying in a statement on Facebook that the “tragic accident" took place as the Libyan delegation was “returning from an official trip to Ankara.

A private jet carrying Libya’s top military commander and four other senior officers crashed Tuesday evening after taking off from Turkey’s capital, killing everyone on board, Libyan officials said. Authorities in Libya said the crash was caused by a technical malfunction,

A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, crashed in central Turkey, killing him and seven others, Libya’s internationally recognized government said.

Falcon 50 sent emergency signal after takeoff from Ankara; search underway near Haymana, Turkey. (Anadolu Agency Video via Reuters.)