Despite main funding in safety to make sure the security of each followers and journalists on the World Cup, there have already been victims in Qatar. Dominique Metzger, an Argentinian journalist whose been masking the event, not too long ago revealed she was robbed while broadcasting dwell from Doha.
She made the incident public on social media, reporting that she had been the sufferer of a theft whereas she was doing a dwell broadcast within the fan zone. Lots of her private objects had been stolen together with her pockets, which contained many essential paperwork reminiscent of her ID. She recounted the expertise dwell on TV: “They simply stole my pockets once we had been doing the dwell broadcast. The police, they despatched me right here to file a report. The paperwork and the playing cards are what worries me probably the most, I do not care about the remaining. So, we’ll see what occurs. Experiences that you do not count on to dwell by means of, you reside by means of them”.
Dominique additionally documented herself reporting the incident to the police through her Instagram account. The authorities have promised to return all misplaced objects to the Argentinian journalist. The police additionally requested her what they wished the cost to be within the case they discovered the thief in query.
Previous to the World Cup, safety turned one of many main speaking level as doubts grew over Qatar’s potential to make sure of the security of followers and dealing journalists, particularly females and people belonging to the LGBT neighborhood. This incident will sew additional doubts concerning the nation’s safety competenece.