Death threats force Afghan Messi fan to flee

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Death threats force Afghan Messi fan to flee



PARIS: -- The family of an Afghan boy who shot to fame after being photographed wearing a home-made Lionel Messi shirt has been forced to flee to Pakistan after receiving death threats.

Four months after Murtaza Ahmadi became an internet sensation his family says his new found popularity has made him a prime target for kidnappers.

“At first we were very happy, as my son became famous. but later I received several phone calls from kidnappers who said that by indulging in football, my son will become a non-believer, and he is not reciting the Holy Quran and that they will kidnap him. They wanted money, so we came to Pakistan,” explained his father Arif Ahmadi.

“He always loves football, and his favorite player is Lionel Messi. One day he asked me for a professional jersey, but as we were poor, we could not afford a real one. So i cut one from a shopping bag, took his pictures and put them on my Facebook. I didn’t think he would become so famous,” said his brother Humayon Ahmadi.

Five-year-old Murtaza still hopes to practice ball skills with his idol despite his family’s self-imposed exile.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-06-13

[Junkyarddog]

Meanwhile the people making the threats of kidnapping have immigrated to Germany with no problem.

[bassman]

Good luck in Pakistan! Maybe just a stopover on the way to Germany and political asylum.

[spidermike007]

Very, very insecure men, who have absolutely no belief in anything. They have no inner practice, they have no faith, they have only blindness and their entire body of knowledge and wisdom is that of a parrot. So, hence they are scared of their own shadows. You cannot do this, you cannot do that. This is forbidden. That is forbidden. If you disobey us, you will be killed or punished.

Real men do not behave like that. Real men respect the right of others to behave and to believe as they like. Small men, and infantile men, of little or no character run around threatening people for enjoying their lives, and leading a fulfilling existence.

[halloween]

Da boyz was right kid. You'll never get your own AK-47 dreaming about this soccer rubbish. Get your head down and a*se up and start praying.

[Morch]

Them Ultras....

[slipperylobster]

This is a win...for the west.

Who knows....this sport may change minds for the positive....if we get the young ones involved.

This boy could one day be a hero for others, in his country.

Sure hope he stays safe.

[Cuchulainn]

.............. by indulging in football, my son will become a non-believer, and he is not reciting the Holy Quran ..............

Fer Fark sake!!

[wabothai]

When using kids I wonder about the truth of this story and many other stories, like the baby on the beach.

a BS story euronews.