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Bullet casing found on FJ Airways flight

Apenisa Waqairadovu Multimedia Journalist [email protected]

April 8, 2025 9:40 am

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Police are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of an empty bullet shell casing on a Fiji Airways flight.

It say the flight arrived from Sydney yesterday evening.

It’s believed the discovery was made in one of the overhead compartments of the plane where luggage are stored.

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