The boy who survived a plane crash that killed 103 people in the Libyan capital is in satisfactory condition after surgery on his shattered legs, doctors said today.

AN Irish passport holder was among 103 people killed in a plane crash at Tripoli airport in which a 10-year old boy was the sole survivor.

A LIBYAN plane carrying 104 people crashed yesterday on approach to Tripoli’s airport, leaving a field scattered with smouldering debris that included a large chunk of the tail painted with the airline’s brightly coloured logo. A 10-year-old Dutch boy was the only known survivor.

A child was among the handful of survivors from a Libyan airliner crash that killed more than 100 people today.

A plane with 104 people on board crash landed today at the airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli.