A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia's Papua region
A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by ...
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New Zealand Pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens Freed After 19 Months Held by Separatist Rebels in Papua
Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a New Zealand pilot, has been freed after 19 months in captivity by separatist rebels in Indonesia's ...
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New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in rebel captivity
A task force spokesperson said that Phillip Mehrtens’ release was the result of hard work from a small task force team ...
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New Zealand Pilot Phillip Mehrtens Freed After 19-Month Kidnapping Ordeal
Mehrtens was kidnapped by a faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army, led by Egianus Kogoya, on February 7, 2023, after landing a small commercial plane in the remote, mountainous region of ...