Over 50,000 to provide World Cup security, including foreign forces

DOHA :Qatar has trained more than 50,000 people to provide security during the World Cup, the interior ministry said on Thursday, with foreign forces helping out under Qatari command.

Ministry spokesperson Jabr Hammoud Jabr Al Nuaimi did not say which countries were taking part.

“The participation of forces from friendly countries with specialised skills will constitute a real addition to the security forces of the tournament … and these…