Separatists in Indonesia's Papua threaten to shoot NZ hostage if denied talks

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JAKARTA - Rebels in Indonesia's Papua region threatened to shoot a New Zealand pilot they took hostage in February if countries do not comply with their demand to start independence talks within two months, a new video released by the group on Friday (May 26) showed. Guerrilla fighters in Papua's central highlands, who want to free Papua from Indonesia, kidnapped...

A handout photo. A man who is identified as Philip Mehrtens, the New Zealand pilot who is said to be held hostage by a pro-independence group, sits among separatist fighters in Indonesia's Papua region in this undated handout picture released on May 26, 2023.

Mehrtens is seen talking to the camera, saying the separatists want countries other than Indonesia to engage in dialogue on Papuan independence. "We're doing everything we can to secure a peaceful resolution and Mr Mehrtens' safe release," the spokes added.

 

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