Papua rebels kills helicopter pilot from New Zealand

A helicopter pilot from New Zealand was killed by a pro-independence group in Papua, Indonesia’s easternmost province.

According to Indonesian police, Glen Malcolm Conning, 50, was killed by the group Free Papua Organisation (OPM), local name: Organisasi Papua Merdeka.

Conning, an experienced pilot who worked for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan Angkasa Air Service, was transporting four passengers, two health workers, a baby and a child, from Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM) in Central Papua to Alama district on August 5, 2024.

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