7 Passengers of AMA Air Plane Safe, Pilot Dies in Papua Incident; OPM Suspected
An AMA Air passenger plane was set ablaze at an airport in Papua Pegunungan, resulting in the death of one American pilot while all seven passengers, all indigenous Papuans, were safely evacuated. The incident is suspected to involve the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB-OPM).
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