Two Britons killed in Libya crash

Rescue teams search the site of the Libyan Afriqiyah Airways plane crash in Tripoli,

Two British people were among those killed in a plane crash at Tripoli airport in Libya, according to the Foreign Office.

A Dutch boy is the sole survivor of the crash, which killed 103 people.

Mother-of-two Priscilla Savathree Collick, 52, from Waunarlwydd, in Wales, was one of the Britons killed.

The flight recorders have been recovered and handed over to analysts for clues as to what brought down the Afriqiyah Airways flight on Wednesday.

Police and rescue workers wearing surgical masks and gloves have been combing the wreckage of the plane near the runway.

Meanwhile, the sole survivor is undergoing treatment in hospital.

Dutch officials said 61 of their nationals were killed in the crash.

Other passengers included nationals from Libya, South Africa, Germany, the UK and France.

The plane had been carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew.

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