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Papua Separatists Kill American Pilot

Updated 2026-07-02 12:25 UTC 2 sources Negative

Rebels in Papua, Indonesia, killed an American pilot and set his plane on fire as a message to the US and Indonesia. This incident highlights ongoing tensions in the region.

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Al Jazeera
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The Guardian
Rebels shoot pilot and set his civilian ⁠plane on fire amid long-running low-level battle for independence in regionSeparatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive easternmost region of Papua have shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian ⁠plane on fire, in what a spokesperson for a local mi
2026-07-02 12:18 UTC
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