Arsenal news: Sead Kolasinac breaks silence after fending off knife-wielding men who attacked him and Mesut Ozil
Two men carrying the weapons attempted the carjack in north London but the Bosnian resisted and fought off the attack
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal full-back Sead Kolasinac insists he is “fine” after fighting off two men wielding knives who attacked him and teammate Mesut Ozil in north London on Thursday.
A video of the incident went viral on social media showing Kolasinac leaping out of the vehicle and confronting the masked aggressors, who pulled up to the car on mopeds.
Both men were armed and could be seen pulling out knives at the Bosnian.
But now Kolasinac has laughed off the incident, posting a picture of himself and Ozil sharing a joke.
He added the caption: “Think we’re fine. Thanks for your messages.”
An Arsenal spokesperson said: “We have been in contact with both players and they are fine.”
Kolasinac and midfielder Ozil are not the first London-based footballers to be targeted on the road.
In 2016, then West Ham striker Andy Carroll was threatened at gunpoint on his way home from training.
Police, who had received reports of an attempted robbery, went to Platts Lane, in north west London, shortly before 5pm, according to Scotland Yard.
A spokesman said: “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.”
The spokesman said there have been no arrests and officers are still investigating the incident.
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