Jet Crashes with 104 Aboard in Libya
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/world/middleeast/13libya.html?hp
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An Afriqiyah Airways plane crashed while landing Wednesday morning at the airport in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, killing most of the 104 passengers and crew on board.
The Libyan transport minister, Mohamed Zidan, said at least 96 people had died in the crash, The Associated Press reported, and a 10-year-old Dutch boy had survived.
Mr. Zidan also said that Libyan officials had “definitely ruled out the theory that the crash was the result of an act of terrorism.”
The airline said the plane, Flight 771 from Johannesburg, was carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew members. Jerzy Buzek, the president of the European Parliament, was quoted as saying he had been told that about 100 people had been killed in the crash.
After a rescue operation was completed, the airline referred on its Web site to “the tragic loss” of its flight, although it offered no details about deaths. Casualties were taken to various hospitals, the airline said, but it was not immediately clear whether those were injured or dead.
The crash occurred at 6 a.m., the airline said. And a BBC correspondent in Tripoli said the weather had been good and skies were clear on Wednesday morning.
The flight originated in Johannesburg and was due to stop in Tripoli before continuing on to London Gatwick. The airline’s schedule indicated the plane was an Airbus A330-200 configured for a capacity of 253 passengers.
Afriqiyah Airways, with its hub in Tripoli, was founded in 2001. It has 13 aircraft in its fleet and flies to 25 countries, principally in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/world/middleeast/13libya.html?hp
The Libyan transport minister, Mohamed Zidan, said at least 96 people had died in the crash, The Associated Press reported, and a 10-year-old Dutch boy had survived.
Mr. Zidan also said that Libyan officials had “definitely ruled out the theory that the crash was the result of an act of terrorism.”
The airline said the plane, Flight 771 from Johannesburg, was carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew members. Jerzy Buzek, the president of the European Parliament, was quoted as saying he had been told that about 100 people had been killed in the crash.
After a rescue operation was completed, the airline referred on its Web site to “the tragic loss” of its flight, although it offered no details about deaths. Casualties were taken to various hospitals, the airline said, but it was not immediately clear whether those were injured or dead.
The crash occurred at 6 a.m., the airline said. And a BBC correspondent in Tripoli said the weather had been good and skies were clear on Wednesday morning.
The flight originated in Johannesburg and was due to stop in Tripoli before continuing on to London Gatwick. The airline’s schedule indicated the plane was an Airbus A330-200 configured for a capacity of 253 passengers.
Afriqiyah Airways, with its hub in Tripoli, was founded in 2001. It has 13 aircraft in its fleet and flies to 25 countries, principally in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/world/middleeast/13libya.html?hp
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