By RFIPalled on 22-07-2019Modified 22-07-2019 at 23:11
The military plane that landed on July 22 in the Tunisian region of Medenine, 100 km from the Libyan border belongs to the Libyan National Army, led by Marshal Haftar.
On Monday morning, sources close to the Libyan National Army (ANL) said the plane and its pilot belonged to the Tripoli-based National Unity Government. According to them, the plane, which had to land in emergency, had left the base at the military aviation college in Misrata, while claiming that the pilot had defected.
However, Tripoli denied this information and claimed that all its L-39 Albatros had returned to their base. This aircraft, made in Czechoslovakia and intended to train pilots, was developed in Libya so that it could carry missiles and conduct strikes.
The suspense surrounding the ownership of the aircraft continued and Tunisia did not deliver the identity of the pilot or his membership. The National Unity Government then asked Tunis to deliver the plane and its captain, which again sowed doubts about the ownership of the plane.
In the afternoon, the ANL finally announced that this plane belongs to him and reveals the name of the pilot. The statement from the Eastern authorities states that the aircraft was on a reconnaissance mission before encountering technical problems related to the geographical positioning system.
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