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CANBERRA, KOMPAS.com – Australia said it filed a complaint with Qatar over what it called a “deeply disturbing” report that female passengers were being asked to undress and be searched before the flight from Doha to Sydney.

The female passengers were examined for signs of childbirth after their discovery baby in the toilets of Hamad International Airport.

Baby who so far have not identified whose parents are being treated after being found on 2 October.

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The search came to light after the Australian female passengers spoke up. Women from other countries were also searched.

All adult female passengers on board Qatar Airways were asked to undergo a search, two of whom recounted their experiences to Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Thirteen Australian women were taken to an ambulance at the airstrip and asked to undress before being examined, according to the report.

Among them, Kim Mills told British media, The Guardian, he included those asked to descend from plane and taken to a dark parking lot, where three ambulances await for a medical examination.

However, officials didn’t check on him – according to Mills – possibly because he was in his 60s. However, the experience was frightening.

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“My legs were shaking. I was very scared because they took me to one place. Why didn’t they explain to me what they were going to do?” Mills said, adding that the crew later told them they too had no idea what had happened.

“It’s so frustrating. I can’t imagine how those young women feel.”

The passengers boarded the plane before female passengers were asked to disembark, eyewitnesses told Australian media.

One of the passengers Wolfgang Babeck told ABC, the woman who was asked to get off the plane, “Many … were angry, and one of them was crying – a young woman.”

The Qatari government has yet to make any comment regarding the incident. It is unclear whether female passengers on other flights also experienced a similar incident.

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“Annoy, offend, cause for concern”

The Australian government says the report shows that the treatment of women is “outside the conditions under which women can give consent.”

Asked by reporters whether this was tantamount to sexual assault, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said, “No, I didn’t say that because I haven’t seen a detailed report of the incident.”

He said the words “a very disturbing, offensive, concerning series of events” had been filed with the Australian federal police which would “determine next steps” after the government received an explanation from Qatari officials.