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Nduga hostage crisis
2023 incident in Highland Papua, Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nduga hostage crisis began on 7 February 2023 when Free Papua Movement (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM) insurgents attacked a plane and took its pilot and all five passengers hostage.[1][2] While the passengers were soon released, New Zealander pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens remains in captivity.[3]
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![]() Nduga Regency in Highland Papua, Indonesia | |||||||
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1 New Zealander pilot abducted 15 soldiers killed | 11 killed | ||||||
4 civilians killed[citation needed] 162 civilians internally displaced |
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