A New Zealand pilot has been taken hostage while flying over Indonesia’s Papua province by an armed separatist group.
The pilot has been identified as Captain Philip Merthens, and local authorities are currently investigating the case.
A Susi Air Cessna C208B Grand Caravan aircraft prepares for take off at Halim airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 10, 2011. Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images
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