Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac defended teammate Mesut Ozil with his bare hands against an armed
carjacker today.
German Midfielder
Ozil was ambushed by a moped gang who boxed in his car as he drove through
north London.
He darted out of the
black Mercedes G Class 4×4 and ran to a nearby restaurant to take cover.
Meanwhile Bosnian
Kolasinac, 26, jumped from the passenger seat and taking on one of the knife
wielding attackers who was wearing a crash helmet.
A witness of the
attack near Golders Green Road, north London told MailOnline: ‘Ozil looked
absolutely terrified, as anybody would after being chased by men with knives.
‘He looked like he was running for his life.
And I suppose he was.
‘They didn’t take off their helmets and were all in black, wearing
long sleeved tops in this hot weather.
They stood out. ‘God knows what would have happened if they’d
caught him.
It looked to me like he’d
have been hacked to shreds and he clearly thought so too.’
The gang reportedly turned around and fled as soon as staff at
Turkish restaurant Likya came to the window.
Police blocked off the road while officers scoured the area for
the attackers.
Neither of the Premier League players were harmed and they did not
need to go to hospital.
The pair had only just returned to London the day before the
attack after a pre-season tour in the US.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: ‘Police were called to Platts
Lane, NW3, shortly before 17.00hrs on Thursday, 25 July to reports of an
attempted robbery.
‘It was reported that suspects on motorbikes had attempted to rob
a man who was driving a car.
‘The driver, along with his passenger, managed to get away
unharmed and travelled to a restaurant in Golders Green, where they were spoken
to by officers. There have been no arrests. Enquiries continue.’
A statement from Arsenal said: ‘We have been in contact with both
players and they are fine.’
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