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bOLLy ENn - Sebuah jet pejuang terbang melalui timur Libya
jatuh secara mendadak di bandar Tobruk pada Selasa, membunuh juruterbang dan
sekurang-kurangnya seorang kanak-kanak lelaki.
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Menurut Libya Herald, ia tidak jelas mengapa MiG-21 jet pejuang
terhempas, tetapi punca kemalangan itu disyaki menjadi beberapa jenis kegagalan
mekanikal.
Libyan fighter jet crashes into city block,
kills
pilot, kid (VIDEO)
A fighter jet flying through eastern Libya crashed
dramatically in the city of Tobruk on Tuesday, killing the pilot and at least
one small boy.
According to the Libya Herald, it is not clear why the MiG-21 fighter
jet crashed, but the cause of the accident is suspected to be some kind of
mechanical failure.
Dalam satu rakaman video kejadian itu, penonton
dapat melihat jet terbang sangat dekat dengan penggambaran itu, yang
seolah-olah terletak di atas bumbung di Tobruk.
Selepas itu, ia terbang kembali di udara sebelum
hampir menyelam kerana ia datang terhempas ke tanah. Kesan kuat menyebabkan
letupan besar dan kepulan asap hitam naik ke langit.
Juruterbang telah dikenal pasti sebagai Rafa
Al-Farani dari Benghazi, walaupun dia tinggal di Tobruk bersama keluarganya
pada masa kemalangan.
In a video recording of the incident, viewers can
see the jet fly extremely close to the person filming, who was seemingly located
on a rooftop in Tobruk. Afterwards, it flies back up in the air before nearly
nose-diving as it comes crashing towards the ground. The powerful impact causes
a huge explosion and plumes of black smoke to ascend into the sky.
The pilot has been identified as Rafa Al-Farani
from Benghazi, though he was living in Tobruk with his family at the time of
the accident.
Angka kematian sebenar kejadian itu juga tidak
jelas, kerana terdapat laporan yang bercanggah mengenai kemalangan itu. Reuters melaporkan bahawa 3 orang mati, tetapi AFP melaporkan 2 kematian - juruterbang dan anak muda.
Beberapa orang cedera.
Malang sekali, jet pejuang terhempas kerana ia
telah membuat persembahan di majlis peringatan untuk perintis yang lain,
Ibrahim Al-Manifi yang turut terbunuh dalam nahas kapal terbang hanya beberapa
hari yang lalu.
Walaupun Operasi Maruah - kempen ketenteraan
terhadap Al-Qaeda berkaitan Ansar al-syariah, yang diketuai oleh Ketua Libya
penyangak Khalifa Haftar - berkata kematian Al-Manifi adalah kemalangan,
militan mendakwa mereka ditembak pesawat ke bawah diri mereka sendiri.
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Pada bulan Julai, kumpulan pelampau yang
diisytiharkan ‘declared’ Benghazi satu "Emiriah Islam" dan
mendakwa ia telah mengambil kawalan jumlah bandar, termasuk berek tentera
dipenuhi dengan roket dan peluru lain.
Kira-kira 1 bulan kemudian, tentera Islam Subuh
gabungan Libya mendakwa mereka telah mengambil alih ‘taken over’ lapangan terbang Tripoli - satu
perkembangan yang menandakan kekalahan penting bagi pejuang nasionalis yang
mempunyai kawalan kemudahan itu sejak kejatuhan Muammar Gaddafi pada tahun
2011.
The exact death toll of the incident is also
unclear, as there are conflicting reports concerning the crash. Reuters
reported that three people died, but AFP is reporting two deaths – the pilot
and the young boy. Several people were injured.
Tragically, the fighter jet crashed as it was
performing in a memorial ceremony for another pilot, Ibrahim Al-Manifi, who was
also killed in a plane crash just a few days ago.
Although Operation Dignity – the military campaign
against the Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia, led by rogue Libyan general
Khalifa Haftar – said Al-Manifi’s death was an accident, militants claim they
shot the plane down themselves.
In July, the extremist group declared Benghazi an “Islamic Emirate” and claimed it
had taken total control of the city, including its military barracks stocked
with rockets and other ammunition.
About one month later, Islamist forces of the
Libyan Dawn coalition claimed they had taken
over Tripoli airport – a development that marked a significant setback
for nationalist fighters who had control of the facility since the fall of
Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
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