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"You are threatening us by smashing the camera?” World Cup organisers have apologised to a Danish television station whose live broadcast from a street in Doha was interrupted by Qatari officials who threatened to break their camera equipment. The journalists were "mistakenly interrupted", the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy acknowledged in a statement. “Upon inspection of the crew’s valid tournament accreditation and filming permit, an apology was made to the broadcaster by on-site security before the crew resumed their activity,” organisers said. Reporter Rasmus Tantholdt was speaking live to a news anchor in Denmark when three men drove up behind him on an electric cart and tried to block the camera lens. "You invited the whole world to come here, why can’t we film? It’s a public place," said Tantholdt. "You can break the camera, you want to break it? You are threatening us by smashing the camera?” The incident revisited a subject that has been sensitive for tournament organisers who have denied claims there are strict limits on where media can film in Qatar. Organisers said they later spoke to Tantholdt and also "issued an advisory to all entities to respect the filming permits in place for the tournament". Denmark’s football federation has been one of the biggest critics of Qatar over the emirate’s record on human rights and treatment of low-paid migrant workers. Danish players will wear match shirts that have a toned down badge and manufacturer’s logo as a protest in support of labour rights when they play France, Australia and Tunisia in their group. A third-choice black shirt option has been included as "the colour of mourning" for construction workers who have died in Qatar. Follow @guardian_sport for more. #qatar #tv #television #news #qatar2022 #sport #sports #football #worldcup #worldcup2022
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