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Rebels in Indonesia's Papua kill helicopter pilot from New Zealand, authorities say
- Gunmen attacked a helicopter in Papua, Indonesia, killing New Zealand pilot Glen Malcolm Conning and releasing two health workers and two children it was carrying.
- The West Papua Liberation Army allegedly killed Conning after he landed in Alama village, according to Faizal Ramadhani from the National Police.
- After the attack, the gunmen set fire to the helicopter but released local Indigenous Papuan passengers safely.
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Indonesia recovers body of New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in
INDONESIA: Indonesian security forces on Tuesday recovered the body of a New Zealand pilot who was killed in an alleged separatist attack in the restive Papua region, officials said. Glen Malcolm Conning, a helicopter pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan Angkasa Air Service, was shot dead on Monday by gunmen allegedly with the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, shortly after landing in Alama, a remo…
·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Separatist rebels have killed a New Zealand pilot in the Indonesian province of Papua in the western part of the island of New Guinea.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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Total News Sources55
Leaning Left12Leaning Right15Center24Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Center
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources are Center
47% Center
L 24%
C 47%
R 29%
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