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An American journalist, who was briefly detained in Qatar while wearing a rainbow T-shirt in support of the LGBTQ community, died on Friday. Grant Wahl, a soccer journalist who came to Qatar to cover the 2022 FIFA World Cup, was detained on November 21 as he tried to enter the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan wearing a rainbow jersey. Wahl was then asked to remove his shirt as the country is not a supporter of same-sex marriages.
He said his phone was taken from him when he tweeted about the incident. Wahl wrote that he was held for 25 minutes in the stadium and then released by a security commander. Wahl said that FIFA apologized to him.
Wahl's brother, Eric, has posted a video asking for help. Eric claimed that there was some foul play since his brother was healthy. In a video message, Eric cries and says: "My name is Eric Wahl and I am the brother of Grant Wahl. I am gay and that is the reason he wore the rainbow jersey at the world cup. My brother was healthy He told me that he received threats. I don't think my brother just died. I think they killed him. I'm just asking for help."
