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Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months in Indonesia's Papua region

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Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months in Indonesia 's Papua region.

Philip Mark Mehrtens , the pilot from Christchurch , was handed over early Saturday .

Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya stormed a single-engine plane on a small runway in Paro .

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters confirms pilot's release after 592 days in captivity.

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English

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