Three Dutch navy personnel were captured by Libyan forced on February 27 . They were forced to evacuate a Dutch citizen by helicopter . Maltese officials : Libya wanted the planes of the Dutch pilots to swap the hostages . The request was refused , and the Dutch prisoners were still released .
Three Dutch navy personnel were captured by Libyan forced on February 27 . They were trying to evacuate a Dutch citizen by helicopter . Maltese officials : Libya wanted the planes of two defecting pilots to release the three . The swap was refused , and the Dutch prisoners were still released .