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Qatar Official Says Country Being Unfairly Targeted Over '22 World Cup

Qatar Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah today said that "there was no way it would be stripped of the right to host the World Cup despite the corruption scandal surrounding FIFA, dismissing a 'bashing campaign' of criticism of its 2022 bid as anti-Arab prejudice." He suggested that the country was being "unfairly targeted over allegations of graft in the vote that won it the Cup, and of abuse of migrant workers." al-Attiyah: "It is very difficult for some to digest that an Arab Islamic country has this tournament, as if this right can't be for an Arab state" (REUTERS, 6/3).

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