Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in attack in Indonesia’s Papua region

Bayu Suseno, spokesman for the Cartenz 2024 Peace Task Force, holds a portrait of Glen Malcolm Conning, a pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan Angkasa Air Service, during a press conference in Timika, Indonesia (AP)

Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, police have said.

The gunmen released two health workers and two children the helicopter was carrying on Monday.