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Security scare on Melbourne to Doha flight

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A Qatar Airways flight from Melbourne to Doha experienced a major security incident when two male passengers allegedly became violent and aggressive mid-flight, assaulting cabin crew members through kicking, headbutting and spitting. The men alleged had a gun on board, prompting six to seven passengers to intervene and restrain them using handcuffs and zip ties until the aircraft landed safely in Doha, where local authorities removed the men from the plane.

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Security scare on Melbourne to Doha flight

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And a flight from Melbourne to the Middle East has been rocked by a major security scare. Let's go live, Tote Wilson, who's at Tullamorean Airport. Hope, good morning, Jisa. What happened here? Well, morning, David. This would have been terrifying for all of those passengers on board. The flight took off from Melbourne and it was bound for the Middle East, around halfway through that flight, two men started to become agitated and quite aggressive. They started kicking, headbutting and spitting at cabin crew members. Then in a terrifying turn, these two men started shouting that they had a gun. This is a major security scare on board a plane that was in the middle of the air, halfway through this flight to the Middle East. It took six to seven men passengers on board this plane who intervened. They restrained these men. One of them was handcuffed. The other had to be restrained using zip ties. Now, they remained in the galley for the remainder of that flight until it safely touched down at Doha.

From their local authorities, boarded that plane. Those two men were escorted off. Doha, author, this is a Qatar Airways flight. It says the safety of its staff is paramount, but this would have been incredibly terrifying for those passengers and those cabin crew members on board hearing that someone on that plane had a gun. Jisa, certainly would be. Hope, Wilson. Thank you.

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