Indonesian military: Working with Papuan community leaders for release of NZ hostage
Separatists took pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage six months ago and it’s the longest the rebels have held anyone captive.
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Separatists took pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage six months ago and it’s the longest the rebels have held anyone captive.
One soldier is missing following operation to rescue captive New Zealand pilot taken hostage in February.
Security forces claim protesters attacked police, but agitators say officers fired on people throwing stones.
But Papuan separatist rebels claim responsibility for Thursday’s incident in Maybrat regency.
[AFP] Separatist rebels shot dead a 16-year-old schoolboy in Indonesia’s Papua province, police said Friday about the latest in a spate of recent killings of civilians whom the insurgents accused of spying for the government. As they did after other fatal attacks this month, the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) rebels claimed responsibility for the boy’s killing. Lekagak Telenggen, the group’s general operations chief, said the teenager, Ali Mom, was a spy for the authorities. “Yesterday night around 6 or 7 p.m. my members shot dead a provocateur and intell...