Khalid al-Misslam: Second journalist 'dies suddenly' at Qatar World Cup days after Grant Wahl’s death

Khalid al-Misslam: Second journalist 'dies suddenly' at Qatar World Cup days after Grant Wahl’s death
Second journalist 'dies suddenly' at FIFA World Cup, 48 hours after Gran Wahl’s death (Monica Grayley/Twitter and Grant Wahl/Instagram)

DOHA, QATAR: A second journalist has ‘suddenly’ died in Qatar while covering the FIFA World Cup, just 48 hours after the tragic death of US journalist Grant Wahl, who suffered an apparent heart-attack during the match between Argentina and the Netherlands on December 9.

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Qatari photojournalist, Khalid al-Misslam, who was working for Al Kass TV, reportedly died on Sunday, December 11. Khalid’s death was confirmed by the Qatari news outlet The Gulf Times. "Al-Misslam, a Qatari, died suddenly while covering the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022," the media outlet wrote in a tweet. "We believe in Allah's mercy and forgiveness for him, and send our deepest condolences to his family."