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New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens released by Papua rebels after 19 month
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released by separatist rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region, 19 months after his kidnapping. Mehrtens was held captive since February 2023.
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New Zealand hostage pilot appears in photos with armed West Papua rebels
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The photos released on Tuesday show the pilot, identified by local police as Philip Mehrtens, standing fully clothed and apparently uninjured among a group of fighters who are holding guns, bows and arrows and other weapons.
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