New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed after more than 18 …
WEB6 hours ago · 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 Saturday.
New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB3 hours ago · New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months in Indonesia’s Papua, authorities said on Saturday. Mehrtens was freed and picked up by a joint team in the Nduga area and ...
Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months in ...
WEB6 hours 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.
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety …
WEB1 day 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 Phillip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels after 19 ...
WEB6 hours ago · New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels in Indonesia’s troubled eastern region of Papua 19 months after he was kidnapped.
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the ... - ABC News
WEB1 day 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 ...
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels - BBC
WEB1 hour ago · Philip Mehrtens was kidnapped by West Papua National Liberation Army fighters in February 2023 and was released after lengthy negotiations into the care of Indonesian officials on Saturday. He ...
Indonesia recovers body of New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Indonesian security forces on Tuesday recovered the body of a New Zealand pilot who was killed in an alleged separatist attack in the restive Papua region, officials 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...
New Zealand pilot freed after year held captive in Indonesia's Papua …
WEB11 hours ago · New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than a year in captivity in Indonesia's Papua region, according to Indonesian police. An armed faction of the West Papua National ...