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Qatar National Day Parade - It Was a Shambles, I've Standed for Hours Outside Wembley

It was a shambles, quite frankly, and I say that guardedly because you know for all of the criticism we've had of Qatar and the politics out here, they've organised an incredibly efficient World Cup. What happened was the authorities made a really bad decision, it's Qatar National Day here, which is a huge bank holiday,. They moved the special parade away from where it was supposed to be in the Corniche...and brought it here outside the Lucel Stadium. That created an impossible situation for the police, for the security staff, Lucel Metro station couldn't cope, and it was pretty horrible for a while. But eventually the authorities managed to disperse the two crowds and

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