A group of construction workers have been rescued amid the search for a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage by a rebel group in Indonesia.
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A rescue operation has been launched to free Kiwi pilot Philip Merthens, who was taken hostage by separatist fighters Papua.
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A rescue operation is on to evacuate Kiwi pilot Philip Mehrtens, who was allegedly taken hostage by separatist fighters in Indonesia s Papua region, The Jakarta Post reported.
A rescue operation is on to evacuate Kiwi pilot Philip Mehrtens, who was allegedly taken hostage by separatist fighters in Indonesia Papua region, The Jakarta
A pilot from New Zealand was taken hostage by rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region after setting fire to his plane which was carrying six passengers.
The militants of the West Papua Liberation Army, an offshoot of the Free Papua Organisation, hijacked the plane shortly after it landed at Paro Airport in the mountainous district of Nduga on Tuesday.
The pilot was identified by the local police as Philip Mark Mehrtens. While other passengers, including a young child, were released because they were indigenous Papuans, reports Independent.