The former Malaysian international Safiq Rahim He was threatened with a hammer on Tuesday by two men who smashed the rear windshield of his car, in the third attack against footballers in as many days in the Southeast Asian country. Police still do not know the reasons for these attacks, one of which caused severe burns to the extremities Faisal Halimacid attack in a shopping center.
Malaysian Football Federation president Hamidin Mohamad Amin on Tuesday called on the country’s top footballers to take precautions to ensure their safety, including hiring bodyguards.
Safiq Rahim was unhurt in the incident on Tuesday afternoon, which he posted on his Instagram account and took place after a training session for his club, Johor Darul Ta’zim, in the state of Johor (south). “I don’t expect them to attack me near the training center (…), we have to be attentive,” he commented.
Malaysian international winger Faisal Halim, who was attacked with acid over the weekend at a shopping center in Petaling Jaya, a district west of the capital Kuala Lumpur, remains in intensive care with fourth-degree burns to his neck, shoulders and hand
Three days before the attack, another player of the Malaysian national team, Akhyar Rashid, was beaten with an iron and attacked in front of his home in the eastern state of Terrenganu by two people. According to the local police chief, who clarified that this incident was not related to the acid attack targeting Faisal Halim, the attackers fled after stealing money from Akhyar Rashid.
Source: La Verdad
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