A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed by separatist ...
Mr Mehrtens sobbed while talking to his family via video and an Indonesian official tried to calm him down by patting his ...
Phillip Mehrtens was held captive in Indonesia’s West Papua region for 19 months.
A New Zealand pilot has been freed from captivity after being abducted early last year upon landing at a remote Indonesian airport, where separatist rebels set his small plane on fire. Phillip ...
I am very happy that shortly I will be able to go home,' says Phillip Mehrtens.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed ...
A task force spokesperson said that Phillip Mehrtens’ release was the result of hard work from a small task force team ...
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region and is in ...