Nine killed, dozens injured after twin gas leaks in Qatari capital
Second leak comes hours after a gas explosion killed nine people at a Doha restaurant
Dozens of people were taken to hospital in Doha on Thursday after a gas leak at a chemical plant in an industrial area near the Qatari capital on Thursday, medics and security sources at the hospital said.
Medics said casualties were expected to arrive at the Hamad Medical Centre in Doha soon.
In a separate incident earlier on Thursday, nine people were killed when gas canisters exploded in a Turkish restaurant in Doha, the official news agency of the Gulf Arab state reported.
Thirty-two people were wounded, three of them critically, the agency added.
“The explosion that happened today at Istanbul restaurant next to a petrol station resulted in the death of nine people,” the agency said, citing ambulance sources.
Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al-Thani, confirmed there had been an explosion in remarks to state television.