JDT midfielder Safiq latest footballer to be attacked

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Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) midfielder Safiq Rahim became the third national footballer to be attacked within a week when the rear windshield of his car was smashed by unknown assailants late Tuesday (May 7) night.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/bdt3249t  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Johor Darul Taksim JDT midfielder Safiq Rahim has become the latest footballer to suffer

00:06 an anonymous attack.

00:08 The 36-year-old footballer posted a photo of his smashed vehicle and police report on

00:13 his Instagram account late Tuesday night.

00:16 According to the report, Safiq left the JDT training centre and was heading from Jalan

00:23 Sri Gelam to Lido Beach when he was approached by a motorcycle with two suspects at around

00:29 10.05pm.

00:31 He claimed the pillion rider took out a hammer and smashed his rear windshield.

00:36 Safiq stopped the car immediately and the motorcycle moved to the front of his vehicle

00:41 while the suspect pointed the weapon at him.

00:44 He then reversed his car, which prompted the suspects to flee the scene.

00:49 Johor Bahru South District Police Chief ACP Raub Selamat said an investigation is ongoing

00:56 under section 427 of the Penal Code for Causing Mischief.

01:01 The latest incident comes days after national winger Faisal Halim suffered an acid attack

01:06 at a shopping centre in Kota Damansara on May 5.

01:10 Three days before that, Terengganu player Akyar Rashid sustained injuries to his head

01:15 and leg after being attacked by two robbers near his residence in Kuala Terengganu.

01:20 For more information visit www.fema.gov.uk/covid19

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