New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released by separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, 19 months after his kidnapping. Mehrtens was held captive since February 2023.
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New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens released by Papua rebels after 19 months
- by The News Vista
- February 12, 2026
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