New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua

Authorities say Glen Malcolm Conning, 50, landed in a remote area of the Indonesian region.

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Glen Malcolm Conning, 50, was killed by a pro-independence group known as Free Papua Organisation (OPM), according to police.

OPM spokesman Sebby Sambom told the BBC that he had not been able to verify the Indonesian authorities' claim.

It comes nearly a year and a half after the abduction of another pilot from New Zealand, Phillip Mehrtens, who remains in captivity.

Authorities say the group responsible for Mr Conning's death is the same that is holding Mr Mehrtens.

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