New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB1 day ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 12:58 AM PDT / Source: Reuters. By Reuters. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia’s Papua ...
Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months of ...
WEB1 day ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region was freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday.. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was abducted by rebels from a remote airport on Feb. 7, 2023.
New Zealand pilot held captive by rebels in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB1 day ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year ...
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed after 18 months in ... - CNN
WEB1 day ago · Link Copied! West Papua, Indonesia — New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, the Indonesian police said in a statement on ...
Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months ... - ABC News
WEB1 day ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region was freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. Phillip Mark Mehrtens ...
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety …
WEB2 days ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region warned Friday that increased Indonesian military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a year ago could instead threaten his safety.. Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small ...
New Zealand pilot freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
WEB1 day ago · 21 Sep 2024 01:26PM. JAKARTA: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua and was in good health despite the 19-month-long ...
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the ... - ABC News
WEB2 days ago · Papua was incorporated into Indonesia in 1969 after a U.N.-sponsored ballot that was widely seen as a sham. Since then, a low-level insurgency has simmered in the region, which was divided into ...
Indonesia recovers body of New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed the New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and two children it was carrying, police said.
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in Indonesia…
WEB1 day ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia — New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua, authorities said on Saturday.
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