Libya Plane Crash Kills All 105 on Board

World | May 12, 2010, Wednesday // 10:37|  views

The Afriqiyah Airways flight from Johannesburg had been due to land in Tripoli at 0610 local (0410 GMT). Photo by www.aviationnews.eu

A commercial passenger plane has crashed in Libya, killing all 105 people on board, airport officials say.

The Afriqiyah Airways flight from Johannesburg had been due to land at 0610 local (0410 GMT), they said. The plane crashed close to the airport.

The 94 passengers on board the Airbus 330 are believed to be of various nationalities, including British and South African.

The 11 crew were all thought to be Libyan nationals, an employee said.

The plane had been due to go on to Heathrow airport after stopping in Tripoli.

The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says it was not clear whether the plane was on the runway when it crashed, but she says that people she spoke to at the airport said they could not see the plane.

Ambulances have been going back and forth to the airport, BBC correspondent says.

She adds that the weather has been sunny and clear over the past few days.

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Tags: Afriqiyah Airways, Johannesburg, Tripoli, Libya

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