Separatists fighters in Papua hold New Zealand pilot hostage
by Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#68MPF)
Police and military sent to Nduga area after Susi Air plane was stormed and then burned by separatists opposed to Indonesian rule
Separatist fighters in Indonesia's Papua region have taken a New Zealand pilot hostage after setting a small commercial plane alight when it landed in a remote highland area on Tuesday, a pro-independence group said in a statement.
A police spokesperson in Papua province, Ignatius Benny Adi Prabowo, said police and military personnel were sent to the area to locate the pilot and five passengers.
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