Qatari Official Puts World Cup Deaths 'Between 400 and 500'

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A Qatari official involved in the organization of the country's World Cup has put the number of worker deaths related to the tournament "between 400 and 500" for the first time, a number at least 10 times higher than any previously offered.

As reported by The Associated Press, the comment by Hassan Al-Thawadi, the secretary general of Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, appeared to be an off-the-cuff remark during an interview with British journlist Piers Morgan. But it nonetheless threatened to renew criticism by human rights groups over the toll of hosting the Middle East's first World Cup given the migrant workers who built more than $200 billion worth of stadiums, metro lines and infrastructure needed for the tournament.

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