NZ pilot freed after being held hostage by armed rebels in …
Sep 21, 2024 · New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 19 months in captivity in Indonesia's Papua region. He was kidnapped by an armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation ...
Nduga hostage crisis - Wikipedia
The Nduga hostage crisis began on 7 February 2023 when Free Papua Movement (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM) insurgents attacked a plane and took its pilot and all five passengers hostage. [1] [2] While the passengers were soon released, New Zealander pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens remained in captivity until 21 September 2024. [3] [4]
Freed NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens’ first words after 19 months in ...
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region and is in good health despite the 19-month ordeal, Indonesian and New Zealand...
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels - BBC
Sep 21, 2024 · A New Zealand pilot who has been freed more than 19 months after being taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia says he is "very happy" to be going home to his family.
Watch: Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens released by captors in ... - RNZ
Sep 23, 2024 · Mehrtens was held hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army for 19 months after he landed a small plane in a remote mountainous area in February last year. His release comes after disputed claims a bribe was made and six months on from the group saying they intended to release him.
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed after more than 18 …
Sep 21, 2024 · An armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) kidnapped Mehrtens on February 7, 2023, after he landed a small commercial plane in the remote, mountainous area of Nduga.
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by Papuan …
Sep 21, 2024 · Phillip Mehrtens was captured by separatist rebels the West Papua Liberation Army after he landed a commercial plane on 7 February last year. He was due to pick up 15 construction workers who had been threatened with death while building a health centre in the remote Nduga district.
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in …
Sep 22, 2024 · New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua, authorities said on Saturday.
Kiwi pilot hostage: ‘I am alive, I am healthy’ - NZ Herald
New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens, who is being held by separatists in West Papua, appears well in a newly-released video. It comes as concerns were expressed for the pilot as fighting...
Phillip Mehrtens: Militants squabble over fate of New Zealand ... - CNN
Feb 6, 2024 · Militant rebels in Indonesia’s restive West Papua are urging their most feared comrade to release a New Zealand pilot held hostage for a year.