{"id":513287,"date":"2022-11-21T00:17:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T21:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/qatar-riot-police-push-back-crowds-at-world-cup-fan-zone\/"},"modified":"2022-11-21T00:17:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T21:17:31","slug":"qatar-riot-police-push-back-crowds-at-world-cup-fan-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/qatar-riot-police-push-back-crowds-at-world-cup-fan-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"#Qatar riot police push back crowds at World Cup fan zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a417a5f4ab2b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a417a5f4ab2b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/qatar-riot-police-push-back-crowds-at-world-cup-fan-zone\/#Qatar_riot_police_push_back_crowds_at_World_Cup_fan_zone\" >Qatar riot police push back crowds at World Cup fan zone<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Qatar_riot_police_push_back_crowds_at_World_Cup_fan_zone\"><\/span>Qatar riot police push back crowds at World Cup fan zone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>DOHA, Qatar (AP) \u2014 The fan zone set up in central Doha turned into a chaotic scene on Sunday on the opening day of the World Cup as tens of thousands of fans pushed and shoved against police lines to enter the venue.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were trying to enter the enclosed area that contains a big-screen television for viewing matches, places to buy beer, and little else.<\/p>\n<p>Riot police armed with batons and shields stood guard at the entrance. Some fans pleaded with officers to let them through the line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very risky. People they could die,\u201d said Hatem El-Berarri, an Iraqi who said he was working in neighboring Dubai. \u201cOld people, women, they cannot handle crowds like this. Thank God I\u2019m a little bit tall, so I can breathe. But I saw some kids and said \u2018get them up. They cannot breathe.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said he saw people pushing and shoving, and women crying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy family is inside. I cannot enter to see them anymore. I don\u2019t know what to do,&#8221; he said, calling the organization \u201cnot very good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luis Reyes, a Mexican-American living in Los Angeles, likened the crush to scenes a few weeks ago in South Korea that killed more than 150.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t go back and you can\u2019t go forward,\u201d he said. &#8220;I told my son, \u2019Let\u2019s go outside. It\u2019s too dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t clear if anyone was injured or arrested.<\/p>\n<p>There was a similar situation Saturday night at a pre-World Cup concert as people tried to push their way inside the same fan zone.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the festival area on Sunday there were no signs of trouble as tens of thousands of people watched the opening match. People were dancing, singing and drinking at a concert following the match between Qatar and Ecuador, which was played in the city of Al Khor.<\/p>\n<p>Mahdi Hussain, a 17-year-old who did not manage to enter, said he was not h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y that beer was being served.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat bothers me,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be in an atmosphere where there is alcohol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samira Said, who moved to Qatar from Egypt about 25 years ago, said she was overjoyed that an Arab country got to host the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an Arab, I felt honored. I was happy,\u201d the 50-year-old said.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press writer Mariam Fam contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Follow Isabel DeBre on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> at www.twitter.com\/isabeldebre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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