Amir Khan robbed at gunpoint in London

Amir Khan has said he and wife Faryal were robbed at gunpoint during an attack in London. The Bolton-born boxing star says ‘two men’ confronted him and ‘asked for my watch’.

Khan, 35, says he was approached while crossing the road in Leyton, East London. Wife Faryal, 30, was not directly involved in the incident as she ‘was a few steps behind’ Khan, he added.

“Just had my watch taken off me at gun point in East London, Leyton,” Khan tweeted on Monday (April 18) evening. “I crossed the road with Faryal, luckily she was few steps behind me.

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“Two men ran to me, he asked for my watch whilst having a gun pointed in my face. The main thing is we’re both safe.”

After tweeting about the traumatic incident, fans rushed to offer their support to Olympic Silver Medallist. “I’m glad Allah protected you guys and kept y’all safe,” Nav Awan replied to Khan. “I can’t imagine how you’re feeling, I hope you guys are doing okay.”

Dylan Fraine added ‘sorry to hear this Amir’. Journalist Shiffa Z. Yousafzai, who works for HUM News and studied in Manchester, also tweeted her thoughts: “Oh I’m so sorry.. glad you guys are okay…”.