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Dozens of Catholic pilgrims from Qatar are currently joining more than 200,000 participants from around the world in celebrating the World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia this week.
The 77-member delegation attending the much-awaited six-day event which concludes on Sunday represents Catholics from Qatar's varied nationalities including Indians, Filipinos, Sri Lankans, Nigerians, Ghanaians and Lebanese.
Yesterday, they were spotted by AFP planting the Qatari flag on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach. The mostly Filipino workers from Qatar said they are proud to represent their adopted country. They spent much time explaining what country their flag represents.
"We have the same coloured sand in Qatar, that's why we were attracted to go down to the beach," Patrick C Manabat, a Filipino pilgrim from Qatar, was quoted as saying
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The 77-member delegation attending the much-awaited six-day event which concludes on Sunday represents Catholics from Qatar's varied nationalities including Indians, Filipinos, Sri Lankans, Nigerians, Ghanaians and Lebanese.
Yesterday, they were spotted by AFP planting the Qatari flag on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach. The mostly Filipino workers from Qatar said they are proud to represent their adopted country. They spent much time explaining what country their flag represents.
"We have the same coloured sand in Qatar, that's why we were attracted to go down to the beach," Patrick C Manabat, a Filipino pilgrim from Qatar, was quoted as saying
(peninsula)
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