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…
Indonesian forces retrieve New Zealand pilot’s body in Papua
JAKARTA, Aug 6 — The body of a New Zealand helicopter pilot shot dead by rebels in eastern Indonesia’s restive Papua region has been retrieved, the joint task force of police and soldiers leading the search said today. Glen Malcolm Conning, 50, a pilot for PT Intan Angkasa Air Service, was killed yesterday after landing in Papua with two Indonesian health workers and two children, all of whom survived. The Cartenz Peace Taskforce, assembled to d…
In western Papua, on Indonesian territory, rebels are fighting for independence. A New Zealand pilot is already under their control. Now the rebels killed another one.
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