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Arsenal duo Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac escape attempted car hijacking unscathed

Arsenal duo Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac were the subject of an attempted car hijacking by two knife-wielding thieves on Thursday, but emerged unscathed largely due to Kolasinac's bravery.

As per the Daily Mail, 2014 FIFA World Cup winner Ozil was driving his Mercedes-Benz G-Class when two knife-wielding robbers tried to stage an ambush on him and his teammate Kolasinac.

It has been claimed that the left-back, without hesitation, got out of the vehicle and tried to chase the hijackers away from the Ozil's car.

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The incident was caught on camera, and the video clip has since gone viral on social media.

Arsenal released a statement after the incident, confirming that both players emerged unscathed.

"We have been in contact with both players and they are fine." the statement read, as per BBC Football.

A spokesman from the Metropolitan Police revealed that no arrests have been made as yet.

"It was reported that suspects on motorbikes had attempted to rob a man who was driving a car," the spokesperson said, as per BBC Football.

"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 so far."

The Premier League duo are not the first footballers to have been targeted on the roads of Londonformer Liverpool and West Ham United striker Andy Carroll was threatened at gunpoint while travelling home from training in 2016.

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