Qatar's foreign ministry summons German ambassador over minister's World Cup remarks

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign ministry summoned on Friday the German ambassador and handed him a protest memorandum over interior minister Nancy Faeser's comments regarding Qatar's hosting of the 2022 football World Cup.

The minister criticized Qatar's human rights record during an interview with a local broadcaster.

(Reporting by Ahmed Tolba; Writing by Lilian Wagdy; Editing by Toby Chopra)