Kuwait: Kuwait's Fire Force (KFF) chief Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Mekrad on Sunday bade farewell to the Kuwaiti force that would participate in the security plans for Qatar's FIFA 2022 World Cup Finals.
Al-Mekrad on behalf and directions of First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah urged the force to be up to the responsibility in the mission entrusted to them, to be executed in cooperation with the Qatari Civil Defense, said a KFF statement.
The fire squad consists of 155 officers and non-commissioned officers, tasked to secure stadiums, hotels, fans as well, tourist places and headquarters of the participating teams, it added.
The farewell ceremony was attended by the Deputy Head of the Combat Sector, Major General Jamal Badr Nasser and Assistant Commander of the Air Force, Major-General Pilot Bandar Al-Muzain.