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 Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels - BBC
WEB1 day ago · Last month another New Zealand pilot, 50-year-old Glen Malcolm Conning, was shot dead by a pro-independence group known as Free Papua Organisation (OPM) after landing in the region with two ...
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in …
WEB1 day ago · September 20, 20249:07 PM PDTUpdated 36 min ago. JAKARTA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia's Papua, the ...
New Zealand pilot held captive by rebels in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB1 day ago · Left: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who has been freed more than 1.5 years after being held hostage by a pro-independence group, is pictured, in Timika, Central Papua province, Indonesia ...
Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months of ...
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 ...
New Zealand pilot freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
WEB1 day ago · 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 ordeal, Indonesian ...
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 ...
Nduga hostage crisis - Wikipedia
WEBThe Nduga hostage crisis began on 7 February 2023 when Free Papua Movement (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM) insurgents attacked a plane and took its pilot and all five passengers hostage. [1] [2] While the passengers were soon released, New Zealander pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens remained in captivity until 21 September 2024. [3] [4]
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 West...
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