Pride protestor mysteriously dies at World Cup

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American writer Grant Wahl has died successful Qatar portion covering the World Cup.

The 48-year-old was covering Argentina's 4-3 triumph implicit the Netherlands successful a punishment shootout erstwhile helium collapsed astatine Lusail Stadium. He was rushed to infirmary but aboriginal died.

The quality was announced by his member connected Instagram and confirmed by the US Soccer Association successful a connection connected Twitter.

Last month, Wahl elaborate a frightening acquisition astatine the tourney wherever helium was detained for 25 minutes for wearing a t-shirt with the pridefulness colours connected it.

Wahl had worn the t-shirt arsenic helium attempted to ticker Senegal instrumentality connected the Netherlands, but encountered immoderate occupation erstwhile information guards asked him to "change your shirt", adding that "it's not allowed".

The guards' commands flew successful the look of FIFA's ain guidelines, which indicated that the pridefulness emblem would beryllium invited astatine the World Cup.

Wahl posted a tweet detailing his acquisition earlier his telephone was "forcibly" grabbed from his hands by a guard.

Eventually, Wahl was fto spell erstwhile a "security commander" arrived connected the scene, and helium continued to deterioration the t-shirt successful question portion watching the United States instrumentality connected Wales.

Wahl's member Eric announced the news, revealing helium believes Wahl's decease was not accidental, but alternatively progressive foul play.

"My sanction is Eric Wahl. I unrecorded successful Seattle, Washington. I americium Grant Wahl's brother. I'm gay," helium said successful an Instagram video.

"I'm the crushed helium wore the rainbow garment to the World Cup. My member was healthy. He told maine helium received decease threats. I bash not judge my member conscionable died. I judge helium was killed. And I conscionable beg for immoderate help."

"We're inactive trying to find out," Eric continued.

"He collapsed astatine the stadium, was fixed CPR, was taken by Uber to infirmary and died according to Celine (Grant's wife). We conscionable spoke with the authorities section and Celine has spoken to Ron Klain and the White House."

Since being awarded the World Cup hosting rights successful 2010, Qatar has been heavy criticised for its criminalisation of homosexuality.

Wahl this week revealed helium was suffering from bronchitis successful caller days and had been to a aesculapian centre astatine the media centre successful Qatar doubly successful caller days, but successful a podcast released connected Friday said helium was "feeling amended today".

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