Separatists in Papua threaten to shoot NZ hostage

NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens with PNG separatists in April
Separatist rebels in Papua's central highlands are holding New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens. -AP

Rebels in Indonesia's Papua region have threatened to shoot a New Zealand pilot they took hostage in February if countries do not comply with their demand to start independence talks within two months.

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