A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed on Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, ...
The family of a kidnapped New Zealand pilot on Sunday thanked the Indonesian rebels who released him for taking care of him ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed ...
A task force spokesperson said that Phillip Mehrtens’ release was the result of hard work from a small task force team ...
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region and is in ...