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Phillip Mehrtens, New Zealand pilot held captive in West Papua, freed after 19 months
The release follows an offer of terms made this week by rebels in the region
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than one-and-a-half years in captivity in Indonesia’s West Papua region, Indonesian police have said.
The move, reported by police in a statement on Saturday and confirmed by New Zealand’s foreign minister, Winston Peters, follows an offer of terms made this week by rebels in the region
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