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A gentle reminder that Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac are absent because of “security concerns”. Police said two men have been charged with a public order offence connected to an
Arsenal player, with the pair arrested outside the north
London home of Özil. A fortnight ago the players were targeted by carjackers. On that occasion footage showed Kolasinac confronting the offenders, who were brandishing knives, after they approached Özil’s car in Golders Green. Police said they were treating the public order offence and the attempted car-jacking as separate incidents.
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