Passengers restrain two men claiming to have gun on Melbourne flight to the Middle East

Passengers have been forced to restrain two men who claimed they had a gun on board a Qatar Airways flight from Melbourne to the Middle East.

The pair was zip-tied after they assaulted cabin crew members on Qatar Airways flight VA7, which departed Tullamarine bound for Doha at 4pm on Friday afternoon.

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Witnesses say while in the air, the pair headbutted and spat at flight attendants while shouting they had a gun before they were restrained by fellow passengers.

It’s understood it took six to seven men to keep the pair under control during the terrifying ordeal.

A Qatar Airways spokesperson confirmed the flight was met by local authorities on the ground in Doha.