Libyan military jet crashes near parliamentary buildingSeptember 3, 2014 - 16:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Libyan military jet has crashed in the eastern city of Tobruk, causing a huge inferno and killing a child and at least two other people, officials said, according to BBC News. The jet hit a block of flats near the new parliamentary building after developing a "technical fault", a security official said. The jet was controlled by forces loyal to ex-General Khalifa Haftar who have been battling Islamist militias. The Islamist-linked Libya Dawn group seized the capital, Tripoli, last week. Parliament had earlier relocated to Tobruk, more than 1,000km (620 miles) away, because of the deteriorating security situation in Tripoli. Witnesses reportedly said the jet was flying at a low altitude and smoke was billowing out of its engine before it crashed into an apartment block and burst into flames. It came down on Tuesday around 1km (0.6 miles) from the seat of parliament, killing at least two residents and a co-pilot, Reuters reported. The dead included a child, but the co-pilot survived, an unnamed security official is quoted by AFP as saying. Libya has been hit by instability since an array of militia groups, backed by NATO air strikes, overthrew long-serving ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The militia groups, many of whom are allied to rival politicians, have been fighting for power among themselves. Related links: Related issues: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |