Papua separatists release video of New Zealand pilot taken hostage

Papua separatists have released video footage of a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage a week ago.
Philip Mehrtens was seized by rebels who stormed the single-engine plane he was flying after it landed in the remote mountainous province of Nduga.
They set the plane alight, releasing the five passengers, but detaining the 37-year-old pilot.
The separatists, members of the West Papua National Liberation Army, which is fighting for independence from Indonesia, had promised to treat him humanely.
In the video, which was sent to the BBC, Mr Mehrtens was wearing dark shorts, a denim jacket and a black T-shirt, and was surrounded by rebels armed with guns, bows and arrows.
He also appeared to read a statement from the rebels repeating their demands, in a dispute dating back to Indonesia seizing control of the region in the Sixties.
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