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“While the aim of the search, which was urgently decided, was to prevent the perpetrators of the horrific crime from escaping, the state of Qatar deplores the pain or violation of travelers’ personal freedoms caused by this action,” said the posted on a government website.
Earlier this month, the security service took some women from a plane parked at Hammad International Airport to ambulances, where the women were searched for a recent birth.
The incident, first reported by Australian broadcaster Seven Network, occurred on October 2 and came to light after several injured Australian passengers spoke.
According to a website specializing in air traffic, Flightradar24, one of the planes involved, a Qatar Airways flight QR908 to Sydney on October 2, was four hours late.
On Wednesday, it became clear that the number of planes whose passengers were under forced control was much higher than expected.
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the women who had flown “a total of 10 planes” had been screened and the head of Australian diplomacy called it “extremely worrying” and “offensive”.
According to Payne, 18 women, including 13 Australians and “other foreign nationals” who flew to Sydney on October 2, were forcibly examined. According to the AFP news agency, one of them was French.
In Qatar, women who become pregnant or have children out of wedlock are severely punished.
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