US pilot ‘killed’, plane set on fire in Papua; rebels say attack a ‘message’ to US and Indonesia
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July 2, 2026
Indonesian separatists claim to have shot and killed a US pilot transporting troops. PTI file photo Papua separatist rebels on Thursday claimed to have killed a US pilot and set fire to a civilian plane after it landed in Indonesia’s easternmost…