New Zealand pilot taken hostage in Indonesia

Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s Papua region have taken a New Zealand pilot hostage after setting a small commercial plane alight when it landed in a remote highland area on Tuesday.
A police spokesperson in Papua province said authorities were investigating the incident, with police and military personnel sent to the area to locate the pilot and five passengers.
The spokesperson said, “We cannot send many personnel there because Nduga is a difficult area to reach. We can only go there by plane.”
A military spokesperson in Papua said the pilot had been identified and it was unclear if the five accompanying passengers had also been abducted.
Authorities said, the plane operated by Susi Air landed safely early on Tuesday morning, before being attacked by rebel fighters.