hostage taking

New Zealand hostage pilot appears in photos with armed West Papua rebels | CNN

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New Zealand hostage pilot appears in photos with armed West Papua rebels | CNN

CNN  —  Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released a series of images showing a pilot from New Zealand who was taken hostage more than a week ago. The photos released on Tuesday show the pilot, identified by local police as Philip Mehrtens, standing fully clothed and apparently uninjured among a group of … Read more

US hostage envoy quietly traveled to Venezuela to see detained Americans | CNN Politics

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US hostage envoy quietly traveled to Venezuela to see detained Americans | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The US State Department’s top official for hostage and detainee issues quietly traveled to Venezuela last month as efforts to bring home Americans wrongfully detained there continue. Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, visited the Venezuelan capital of Caracas shortly before Christmas, a US official and family members of detainees … Read more