Basic facts about Libya

Child survives as 103 killed in Libya plane crash

TUNIS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A Libyan Airbus plane crashed early on Wednesday on landing at Tripoli airport, killing 103 people on board, most of them Dutch, while a ten-year-old boy was the sole survivor, officials said. Full story

62 Dutch confirmed aboard crashed Libya plane: TV

TUNIS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- As many as 62 Dutch passengers were confirmed to be on board a Libya plane that crashed earlier Wednesday on landing at Tripoli airport, al-Jazeera news channel reported. Full story

96 bodies found in Libya air crash, child survives

TUNIS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Until now, 96 bodies of people of different nationalities have been found in the air crash in Libyan capital of Tripoli Wednesday, state-run Jana news agency reported. Full story

Black boxes of crashed plane in Libya found

TRIPOLI, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Libyan authorities found the two black boxes of the Afriqiyah Airways plane that crashed on landing at Tripoli airport early Wednesday morning, state-run Jana news agency reported. Full story

TUNIS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Libya ruled out terrorism as the cause of a plane crash at Tripoli airport, that killed more than 100 people on Wednesday.

The country's Transport Minister Mohammed Ali Zidan told an ongoing press conference that the theory that the crash was the result of an act of terrorism, has been ruled out. Full story

No Chinese passengers aboard crashed plane in Libya

TUNIS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese embassy in Tripoli confirmed that there were no Chinese passengers on board the crashed plane in Libya. Full story

Airline confirms 104 people aboard crashed plane in Tripoli, child survives

TUNIS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Afriqiyah Airways said in a statement there were 93 passengers and 11 crews aboard the plane, which crashed at Tripoli airport early Wednesday morning.

Some local media reports said that an eight-year-old Dutch boy miraculously survived the crash and was rushed to the hospital. Full story

SURVIVED BOY UNDERGOING SURGERY IN LIBYA

French experts to participate in Libya crash investigation

Hu sends condolences to Libyan leader

Pakistani PM expresses grief over Libyan plane crash losses

Dutch boy survivor of Libya plane crash in good condition

Backgrounder: Major air accidents in recent years

Factbox: Basic facts about Libya

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Located in the northern part of the African continent, the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya covers an area of 1,760,000 square km and has a population of about 6,090,000, with Arabs accounting for 90 percent. Full story

Backgrounder: Afriqiyah Airways

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The airline was originally fully owned by the Libyan state. The company's capital was divided into shares that were later transferred for management by the Libya-Africa Investment Portfolia. Full story

Backgrounder: Key facts about Airbus A330

CAIRO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A330 is a two-engine, wide-body passenger aeroplane made by Airbus.Built at Toulouse in France, more than 680 units have been delivered worldwide. By the end of March 2010, some 1,100 A330s were on order. Full story