Gunmen attack Indonesian troops deployed to rescue NZ pilot in Indonesia's Papua

Indonesian military spokesman Julius Widjojono (second from left) speaks during a press conference at the military headquarter in Jakarta on April 16, 2023. Armed separatists ambushed a group of Indonesian soldiers searching for a missing New Zealand pilot in Papua province, killing at least one, the country's army said on April 16. - AFP

JAKARTA, April 16, 2023 (AFP): Armed separatists ambushed a group of Indonesian soldiers searching for a kidnapped New Zealand pilot in the Papua region, killing at least one, the army said Sunday.

Indonesia's military said the group was scouring the remote, hilly Nduga district on Saturday when gunmen opened fire, leaving at least one soldier dead.