Plane crashes in Libyan capital - over 100 feared dead

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

The Airbus A330 was arriving from Johannesburg, South Africa, when it crashed on landing at around 6am.

There was no immediate word on survivors or the cause of the crash, a statement by Libyan airline Afriqiyah said.

“Afriqiyah Airways announces that our flight 8U771 had an accident during landing at Tripoli International Airport,” the statement said.

“At this moment, we have no information concerning possible casualties or survivors. Our information is that there were 93 passengers and 11 crew aboard. The competent authorities are conducting the search and rescue mission.”