Pilot Freed After 19 Months in Rebel Captivity in Indonesia’s Papua ...
WEB7 hours ago · 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-old pilot from Christchurch ...
Indonesia, NZ deny Papua rebel claim 'bribe' paid for pilot release
WEB13 hours ago · J. akarta and Wellington denied Monday a claim by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua that a New Zealand pilot was freed from captivity over the weekend after they received payment from ...
New Zealand pilot held captive by rebels in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB2 days 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 ...
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety …
WEB3 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 ...
Indonesia, NZ deny Papua rebel claim 'bribe' paid for pilot release
WEB14 hours ago · Back to homepage / Live news Indonesia, NZ deny Papua rebel claim 'bribe' paid for pilot release. Jakarta (AFP) – Jakarta and Wellington denied Monday a claim by rebels in Indonesia's restive ...
New Zealand pilot freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
WEB2 days 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 ...
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in Indonesia…
WEB2 days 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.
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 kidnapping: Indonesia's West Papua conflict ... - BBC
WEBThe kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot by separatists in Indonesia's West Papua region has thrust a decades-old insurgency back into the spotlight. Philip Mehrtens, 37, was taken hostage by...
A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel ... - ABC News
WEB2 days ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia -- 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-old ...
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