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Libya's Meftah Daouadi killed in Tunisia plane crash | |
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A former Islamist fighter who joined Libya's government was among 11 people killed when a Libyan military plane crashed in Tunisia, officials say. | |
Meftah Daouadi was being taken to Tunisia for unspecified medical treatment, Libya's government said. | |
He was part of the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi before working at the Ministry of Martyrs, which looks after the families of former fighters. | |
The Antonov plane is said to have suffered engine failure. | |
It came down in a field near Grombalia, about 40km (25 miles) south of the capital, Tunis. | |
As well as Mr Daouadi, three doctors, six crew and another patient died, a Tunisian rescue worker said. | |
"The whole plane was completely burnt out. The emergency services went to the crash site and recovered the charred bodies," said emergency services spokesman Mongi El Kadhi. | "The whole plane was completely burnt out. The emergency services went to the crash site and recovered the charred bodies," said emergency services spokesman Mongi El Kadhi. |
The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says Libyans often get medical treatment in Tunisia as standards are higher. | |
Mr Daouadi was a leader of the now disbanded Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, which was accused of having links to al-Qaeda, reports the AFP news agency. |