New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed after more than 18
Sep 21, 2024 · New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, according to a statement from Wellington’s foreign minister on...
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels - BBC News
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.
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 New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who’s been held hostage for a year.
New Zealand pilot freed by armed rebels in Indonesia's Papua …
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 Army on February 7 last year after he flew a light charter plane to a remote airstrip for work.
New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in ... - Associated Press News
Sep 22, 2024 · A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was abducted by rebels from a remote airport on Feb. 7, 2023.
Armed rebels holding NZ pilot hostage for 18 months again …
Aug 5, 2024 · A spokesman for the West Papua National Liberation Army says New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, held hostage since February last year, will be released.
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels after …
Sep 21, 2024 · New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels in Indonesia’s troubled eastern region of Papua 19 months after he was kidnapped.
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.
Papua: At least one killed in hunt for kidnapped NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens
Apr 17, 2023 · Philip Mehrtens was taken hostage by Papuan rebels in February. By Tom Housden. in Sydney. At least one Indonesian soldier has been killed in a rebel attack while searching for a kidnapped New...
West Papua Liberation Army fighters linked with kidnapped pilot Phillip …
Oct 3, 2023 · The independence fighters kidnapped New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens in February. (Supplied) abc.net.au/news/independence-fighters-killed-indonesia-papua-phillip-mehrtens/102927194. Share article. Five Papuan independence fighters have been killed in a clash between security forces and a rebel group in Indonesia's restive Papua region.