Journalists find missing helicopter in Libya

Journalists from commercial broadcaster RTL Nieuws claim to have found a missing Dutch helicopter in the Libyan city of Sirte.


The helicopter was captured earlier this year following a botched attempt to rescue a Dutch man from Libya. The failure led to the capture of the three-strong helicopter crew and the helicopter itself.
They were held by the Libyan authorities for 12 days before being released but the helicopter remained on the beach in Sirte, apparently where it had landed.
A defence ministry spokesman told the broadcaster the department would try to ensure the helicopter, which has been largely stripped of anything useful, is returned to the Netherlands.

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