300,000 expected at FIFA World Cup final screening at Dataran Merdeka, says KL's top cop
Kuala Lumpur police expect 300,000 people to gather at Dataran Merdeka for a public screening of the FIFA World Cup final. The event will feature a massive outdoor screen and is part of a community engagement program.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Police expect about 300,000 people to gather at several locations across capital, including Dataran Merdeka, to watch the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday (July 19), with the country's largest outdoor screen set up at Dataran Merdeka.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the public viewing event will begin at 8pm and continue until the match ends in the early hours of Monday (July 20).
"We expect about 300,000 people that night alone. We hope to fill Dataran Merdeka," he told reporters after a Uniti Merdeka run organised by Yayasan Prihatin Nasional in collaboration with the Kuala Lumpur police, various government agencies and 13 ministries at Dataran Merdeka on Saturday (July 18).
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