British fans have been warned that terrorists are ‘likely’ to try and target the World Cup in Qatar, but security experts say the risk of a large-scale attack is low.
The network was said by the international monitoring group to be acting on its vested interests as the Taliban tried to improve foreign relations, because it was not benefitting from international funding or been part of the militants’ Doha liaison office.
A Qatar security chief has said the World Cup security arrangements will make the games safe and secure Mr Schindler said: ‘Any country that hosts this type of event has the same set of challenges, and these are no different in any way, shape or form for Qatar. Services from the different nations will have been working in advance of the World Cup over the past four years, which will have included setting up monitoring systems.
‘This type of attack happened in Melbourne, Australia, in 2018 when a terrorist who was known to police stabbed one person to death.
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