Aftermath of the plane crash at Tripoli airport
Friday, 14 May 2010
Aviation officials in Libya are investigating the plane crash that killed 103 people at Tripoli airport, reports BBC.
The flight recorders have been recovered and handed over to analysts for clues on what brought down the Afriqiyah Airways flight Wednesday.
Police and rescue workers wearing surgical masks and gloves have been combing the wreckage of the Airbus A330 near the runway.
Other passengers included nationals from Libya, South Africa, Germany, Britain and France. The plane - carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew - crashed as it arrived from Johannesburg, South Africa.Eyewitnesses said the plane started to break up as it came in to land in clear weather.
The plane's tailfin bearing the airline's colourful insignia was the only sizeable piece of wreckage to be seen.
The flight recorders have been recovered and handed over to analysts for clues on what brought down the Afriqiyah Airways flight Wednesday.
Police and rescue workers wearing surgical masks and gloves have been combing the wreckage of the Airbus A330 near the runway.
Other passengers included nationals from Libya, South Africa, Germany, Britain and France. The plane - carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew - crashed as it arrived from Johannesburg, South Africa.Eyewitnesses said the plane started to break up as it came in to land in clear weather.
The plane's tailfin bearing the airline's colourful insignia was the only sizeable piece of wreckage to be seen.