Crew members reportedly working for Virgin Australia were allegedly sexually assaulted and robbed in one of Fiji’s nightclub areas on New Year’s Day, the island country’s Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka announced.

Allegedly, two of the foreign airlines’ crew members were assaulted and another was robbed on Wednesday morning in a nightclub area in the city of Nadi, Gavoka, who also serves as Fiji’s Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, said in a Facebook post shared on Wednesday.

“Our thoughts and concerns are with them and for their health and well-being,” Gavoka said. “These alleged incidents are regrettable.”

The Fiji Police Force did question a suspect for the alleged sexual assaults, according to Gavoka. The deputy prime minister also debunked reports that the crew is being “detained,” calling the information “incorrect and false.”

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