A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia’s Papua region
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed ...
Kiwi pilot freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia’s Papua region
Mr Mehrtens sobbed while talking to his family via video and an Indonesian official tried to calm him down by patting his ...
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Papuan rebels let hostage pilot go free
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was ...
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New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, foreign minister says
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, ...
Freed Kiwi pilot’s first words after 19 months in rebel captivity
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region and is in ...
Family thanks all parties involved in the release of New Zealand pilot, kidnapped by Indonesian rebels
The family of kidnapped New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens expresses thanks to all parties involved in his release, including ...
Phillip Mehrtens’ hostage-takers West Papua National Liberation Army claim bribe was paid to secure release
A bribe was paid to secure the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, held hostage by the West Papua National ...
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by Papuan rebel fighters arrives in Jakarta after being freed
Phillip Mehrtens was captured by separatist rebels after they stormed his plane on 7 February last year. The group had taken ...
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NZ pilot Mehrtens freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia ...
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Relief as New Zealand pilot freed from captivity in Papua
Calls for a peaceful resolution to the continuing conflict in Papua have grown following the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens on Saturday, after months of negotiations involving religious ...