The Mapenduma hostage crisis (Indonesian: Krisis Sandera Mapenduma) began on 8 January 1996 after the Free Papua Movement (OPM) took 26 members of a World Wildlife Fund research mission captive at Mapenduma, Jayawijaya in Irian Jaya (now Nduga Regency in Highland Papua), Indonesia. The hostages were subsequently moved to Geselama.
The Mapenduma hostage crisis (Indonesian: Krisis Sandera Mapenduma) began on 8 January 1996 after the Free Papua Movement (OPM) took 26 members of a World Wildlife Fund research mission captive at Mapenduma, Jayawijaya in Irian Jaya (now Nduga Regency in Highland Papua), Indonesia. The hostages were subsequently moved to Geselama.
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