Worrying scenes
Panic broke out and riot police were called as fans queued to secure a glimpse of the football action before Qatar's first game of the World Cup. The tournament had just kicked off on Sunday, November 20, and according to reports, there was crowd chaos at a World Cup fan zone.
Armed riot police with batons and shields stood guard at the entrance and pushing and shoving broke out as crushed fans pleaded to enter the zone. Hatem El-Berarri, an Iraqi who said he was working in neighbouring Dubai, said panic broke out amid chaotic scenes. He said: “It’s very risky. People could die. Old people, women, they cannot handle crowds like this.".He added: "Thank God I’m a little bit tall, so I can breathe. But I saw some kids and said ‘get them up.
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