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Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, wife defended by teammate from knife-wielding carjackers

Mesut Ozil and his wife are reportedly unharmed after being set upon Thursday by knife-wielding carjackers. The Arsenal star has a teammate, Sead Kolasinac, to thank for providing some timely protection.

Ozil was arriving in his black Mercedes G-Class to Kolasinac’s residence in northwest London, according to a person who spoke to ESPN, when the attackers pulled up on mopeds. In video footage that hit the Internet, Kolasinac can be seen taking on the would-be carjackers as Ozil and his wife remain in the vehicle.

An incident took place in London today where Arsenal's Mesut Ozil was the victim of an attempted car-jacking.