Libyan TV shows 1 captured Dutch marine is woman

Libyan state television images appear to show that at least one of the three Dutch marines captured in Libya after a botched evacuation mission is a woman.

Dutch government officials are refusing to confirm any details of the identity or even the gender of the three marines. They say intense diplomacy is under way to secure their release.

Footage aired by Libyan state TV purports to show two of the marines, a man and a woman, as well as their Lynx helicopter that was seized by armed men loyal to Moammar Gadhafi on Sunday.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte refused to reveal any detail of Cabinet discussions Friday about the captured marines.

"Everything is focused on getting the three safely back to the Netherlands," he said.