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New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, center, who was held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region, talks to the media during a news conference after his release, in Timika, Papua province, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Endy Langobelen)

A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia’s Papua region

By Niniek Karmini and Charlotte Graham-McLay - Associated Press