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(Telegraaf) – At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague a crisis team has been formed. Prime Minister Balkenende said after a press conference the Cabinet was shocked by the news from Libya. The thoughts of the government go out to the many people in the Netherlands now in limbo about loved ones, said the prime minister.
TRIPOLI (al-Jazeera) – Up to 103 people have been killed in a plane crash at the airport in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
The Libyan transport minister said an eight-year-old Dutch national was the sole survivor after Afriqiyah Airways’ Airbus-330 arriving from South Africa crashed on Wednesday morning. Mohamed Ali Zidan said the boy was being treated in hospital but did not have life-threatening injuries.
‘No terror act’
Libya’s Afriqiyah Airways said the aircraft was coming in to land when it crashed just one metre off the runway.
“We have definitely ruled out the theory that the crash was the result of an act of terrorism,” Zidan said.
TRIPOLI, Lybia (al-Arabya) – “It exploded on landing and totally disintegrated,” the security official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The wreckage could be seen in the distance but no plumes of smoke were evident. Weather conditions were good at Tripoli on Wednesday morning, with only light clouds in the sky.
An AFP correspondent said the crash site had been sealed off by security officials and ambulances and emergency vehicles were seen rushing between the airport and the capital, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) apart.
The crew members were all Libyan nationals, the official added.
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."
