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Former Turkish footballer Serhat Akın shot in foot in İstanbul

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Serhat Akın, a former Fenerbahçe football player and current TV commentator, was shot in the foot after a live broadcast in İstanbul’s Beykoz district, Reuters reported.

Galatasaray`s Brazillian defender Joa Batista (R) fights for the ball with Fenerbahçe striker Serhat Akın during a match in İstanbul, on September 21, 2003.
(Photo by MUSTAFA OZER / AFP)

Security footage of the attack showed the moment Akın was shot. The video, released by the state-run Anadolu news agency, shows Akın being shot by an assailant who fled the scene on a motorcycle.

Akın was taken to a hospital, where his condition was described as stable and non-life-threatening.

Akın posted on social media a picture of his bloodied ankle and foot after the attack, accompanied by the message, “They shot me in the foot while I was leaving the program. Fenerbahçe is the last word I utter.”

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) and Fenerbahçe both condemned the attack, with the club stating they hope the perpetrators are quickly brought to justice.

“We have learned with regret that former national team player Serhat Akın was injured in his foot as a result of an armed attack,” the TFF said in a statement.

Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

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