Last minute recruits in Qatar highlight World Cup security issues

DOHA, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Less than three weeks before the World Cup, Qatar’s tournament security committee hired hundreds of men, some with no experience, to work as security guards tasked with crowd observation inside stadiums, two of the recruits told Reuters.

The men from countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan and Indonesia attended theoretical training at Qatar’s police college in early November, received uniforms and were…