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An artist's impression of the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor.

Qatar probes death at World Cup site

DOHA, May 1, 2016

The organisers of Qatar's 2022 World Cup said on Sunday they were investigating the death of an Indian labourer at one of its sites but denied it was caused by working conditions.

Labourer Jaleshwar Prasad, 48, fell unconscious on Wednesday while performing steel work at Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor, 50 km north of Doha, a witness told Reuters.

Organisers said the death was not caused by working conditions.

"Al Khor Hospital reported the cause of death as cardiac arrest," the Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy of the 2022 World Cup said in a statement.

"The family of Mr Prasad were informed of the tragedy immediately. A full investigation is under way."

About 5,100 construction workers from Nepal, India and Bangladesh are building stadiums in the country, a Reuters report said.

Prasad is the third Indian employed on a World Cup site to die of a heart attack in the last six months, according to a February report by the Supreme Committee.

Along with accusations of corruption during its World Cup bid, Qatar has long been under fire from rights groups on labour issues. Last week, world soccer body Fifa urged Qatar to hasten improvements for builders on World Cup sites and said it would monitor conditions.

Qatar's Supreme Committee says there have been no work-related fatalities on World Cup sites.




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