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This handout photo released on September 22, 2024 by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade shows New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens (L) reacting with Edison Gwijangge, the former acting Bupati of Nduga Regency, after being released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region on September 21. Mehrtens, 38, was working for Indonesian airline Susi Air when he was snatched by rebels from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) insurgent group at Papua's Nduga airport on February 7 last year. (Photo by Handout / New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS