Released Dutch navy crew flown to Athens

A Dutch Navy helicopter crew captured by Gaddafi forces near Sirte on February 27 was released last night. The two men and a woman were handed to Greek and Maltese officials in Tripoli and flown to Athens on a Greek Air Force C-130 transport...

A Dutch Navy helicopter crew captured by Gaddafi forces near Sirte on February 27 was released last night.

The two men and a woman were handed to Greek and Maltese officials in Tripoli and flown to Athens on a Greek Air Force C-130 transport aircraft.

They were captured while trying to evacuate two civilians by Lynx navy helicopter with no backup on board. Libya kept the helicopter.

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