"It was totally mad and strange. His car was standing there empty in the middle of the road with its door hanging open. It is very distinctive, with gold trim," a witness told the Daily Mail.
A police officer speaks to Mesut Ozil. Photo / Supplied
"Ozil looked absolutely terrified, as anybody would after being chased by men with knives. He looked like he was running for his life. And I suppose he was.
"I saw him disappear into the restaurant with the motorcycle guys on his tail. They didn't take off their helmets and were all in black, wearing long-sleeved tops in this hot weather. They stood out. It was really creepy.
"God knows what would have happened if they'd caught him. It looked to me like he'd have been hacked to shreds and he clearly thought so too."
I don’t know if it’s crazier that - Ozil and Kolasinac on car are attacked by machete wielding gang - such an attack happens in London streets (London, what’s happening to you?) - Kolasinac... fight them off! pic.twitter.com/wSKidMrX18
The woman says police did not take long to arrive.
"As soon as the restaurant staff started to come to the window and to the doorway, they turned around and roared off. The police were there shortly afterwards and the road was almost blocked off.
"It was totally surreal, just surreal and strange. You don't expect something like that to happen at any time, particularly the mid-afternoon."
