An Afriqiyah Airways heading from Johannesburg to Tripoli crashed as it attempted to land killing 103 of 104 people on board, according to the BBC.

The only survivor was a Dutch child.

Libya officials are investigating the accident, though initial reports suggest that the pilot knew the plane was about to crash.

Here’s the full statement from Afriqiyah Airways:

We are very sorry to announce the tragic loss of Afriqiyah airways flight 8u 771 from Johannesburg in an accident during landing at Tripoli international airport at 04:00 UTC. (06:00 am Tripoli time) today Wednesday 12 may. We extend our deepest sympathy to the families and friends of the victims the search and rescue mission has now been completed and casualties have been moved to various hospitals. the secretariat of health will issue a statement on the condition of those casualties.

At this moment we cannot speculate further and will relay to you all factual information as we receive them.

Parties seeking information on passengers should contact

From Libya:0213341181
Intrnational:+44 203 3552737

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