Rebellen uit de Indonesische provincie Papoea hebben een Amerikaanse piloot neergeschoten en zijn vliegtuig in brand gestoken. Volgens de luchtvaartmaatschappij vervoerde het toestel voedsel en medicijnen. De separatisten trekken dat in twijfel en noemen de aanval een "boodschap aan Indonesië, de VS en Nederland".

A Papua separatist group said Thursday it has shot dead an American pilot who brought Indonesian troops into a ‘conflict zone.’

JAKARTA: Rebels in Indonesia’s restive easternmost region of Papua on Thursday shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian plane on fire in what a spokesperson for a local…

Papua separatist rebels on Thursday claimed to have shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian aircraft on fire after it landed in Indonesia's easternmost Papua region,…

A spokesperson for the West Papua Liberation Army claimed the group’s fighters had shot dead American pilot, Nicholas F. Goselin.

Rebels shoot pilot and set his civilian plane on fire amid long-running low-level battle for independence in region

The West Papua Liberation Army said the aircraft was targeted because it allegedly entered an area the separatist group considers an operational zone.

Rebels claim the pilot’s aircraft violated the West Papua Liberation Army’s ban on civilian flights in areas the separatist group considers its operational zones.

Authorities found the Indonesian aircraft carrying Nicholas Gosselin and seven passengers burned at a local airport in Yahukimo.

ALBAWABA- Separatist rebels in Indonesia's Highland Papua province claimed responsibility on Thursday for killing an American pilot and setting his civi

Los independentistas de esa disputada y empobrecida región dijeron que el avión llevaba tropas y llamó a abordar las causas profundas del conflicto

A Papua separatist group says it shot dead an American pilot who allegedly transported Indonesian troops into the restive province.

Military spokesperson says body of American pilot Nicholas F Gosselin has been recovered

Separatist rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua say they have shot dead a US pilot and set his plane on fire in what a spokesperson for a local militant group described…

The West Papua National Liberation Army shot dead American pilot Nicholas F Gosselin and set his plane on fire after it landed in the Yahukimo region of Highland Papua province.

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The West Papua National Liberation Army has a history of targeting aircraft servicing remote parts of the Papuan highlands.

Indonesia’s military has recovered the body of an American pilot who was shot dead by rebels in the restive eastern region of Papua, it said on Friday after a separatist group…

Indonesian security forces Friday recovered the body of an American pilot who was killed after armed separatist attacked and burned a small aircraft in the restive Papua region, a…

Ook werd zijn vliegtuig in brand gestoken. Volgens de rebellen is de aanval een "boodschap" aan de regeringen van Indonesië, de VS, Nederland en de VN.

West-Papoea: Een Amerikaanse piloot is doodgeschoten toen hij met zijn vliegtuig landde in de bergen van West-Papoea. Een separatistische beweging heeft de verantwoordelijkheid…