The family of a kidnapped New Zealand pilot on Sunday thanked the Indonesian rebels who released him for taking care of him ...
A New Zealand pilot has been freed from captivity after being abducted early last year upon landing at a remote Indonesian airport, where separatist rebels set his small plane on fire. Phillip ...
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by the separatist West Papua National Liberation Army after more than 19 ...
Phillip Mehrtens, 38, was working for an Indonesian airline when he was snatched by rebels from the West Papua National ...
Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small runway in Paro and abducted Mr Mehrtens on February 7, 2023. Mr ...
Indonesian authorities said Saturday the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua ...
A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed by separatist ...