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John-Paul Clark & Fahad Tariq

Lanarkshire man injured in horror oil rig incident in Qatar as dad says attack was 'unprovoked'

A man from Coatbridge remains in hospital following a tragic incident at an oil rig in Qatar which saw one person lose their life.

Oil worker Christopher Begley, 38, was taken to hospital after getting hurt in an incident at the Al Shaheen oil field on Monday.

A second man died at the scene. A third man, who is also reportedly Scottish, is believed to have been taken into custody by Qatari police, the Daily Record reports.

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