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Pilot freed after 19 months in captivity

New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens in captivity. PHOTO/@MarioNawfal/X

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. Philip Mehrtens was kidnapped by West Papua National Liberation Army fighters in February 2023 and was released after lengthy negotiations into the care […]