Acid attack on Malaysian striker Two terrorist attacks on athletes in one week

Faisal Halim, who scored the chasing goal against Korea in the 2023 Asian Cup, also suffered a
robbery on the 3rd while Akhyar Rashid also suffered a robbery.

Recently, there has been a series of terrorist attacks against Malaysian players, including the Malaysian national soccer team striker Faisal Halim (26, Selangor FC) who suffered an acid attack.

According to foreign media outlets such as the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 7th (Korean time), Malaysian Selangor State Executive Chairman Nazwan Halimi was killed in an acid attack at a shopping center on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, on the 5th. He said he suffered second-degree burns on his shoulders, hands, and chest.

Halim is a member of the Malaysian national team and a member of Selangor FC. He also participated in the '2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup' in January as a member of the Malaysian national team led by coach Kim Pang-gon (55). The chasing goal he scored against Korea in the last game of the group stage was selected as the best goal of the Asian Cup.

Chairman Nazwan announced in a statement that day, “We strongly condemn the violence (against the players),” and “We urge the police to bring the perpetrators to justice.”

According to the police, the man who threw acid on Halim that day was immediately arrested, but the motive for the crime was not revealed.

A photo of Faisal sitting on a bench with burn marks all over his body was posted and shared on social networking services (SNS).

This terrorist attack occurred three days after another Malaysian national team member, Akhyar Rashid (25), was robbed and injured near his home in Terengganu, Malaysia. According to local reports, Akhyar was robbed of money by two unidentified suspects and hit on the head and legs with an iron pipe. Hamidin Mohammad Amin, president of the Malaysia Football Association, said, “We are very angry and saddened by the two recent terrorist attacks against the national team,” and added, “I hope the two players recover quickly and return.” 스포츠토토맨

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