(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Tunisia's Defence Ministry said a Libyan
military plane made an emergency landing in southern Tunisia due to a
technical failure on Monday.
In a statement, the ministry said the plane violated Tunisian
airspace and made an emergency landing in the city of Medinine before
it was intercepted by Tunisian defence systems.
A Tunisian military aircraft headed to the site and it was found that
the plane was a military one from Libya, the statement said.
It added that the plane was piloted by a colonel, who said he made
the landing due to a failure.
Meanwhile, a military spokesman for Libya's UN-backed government said
the military plane belonged to the rival forces of Commander Khalifa
Haftar, which have been trying to seize the Libyan capital, Tripoli,
since April.
The spokesman, Mohammed Gannouno, denied reports that the aircraft
belonged to the forces of the internationally recognized Government
of National Accord (GNA).
In April, Haftar ordered his self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA)
forces to capture the embattled Libyan capital from the GNA, headed
by Fayez Serraj.
The violence has raised global fears that UN efforts to find a
political solution to Libya's eight years of unrest may be derailed.
Libya descended into chaos following the 2011 revolt that toppled
long-time dictator Moamer Gaddafi.
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