Turkish main football clubs, Prime Minister Davutoğlu, Sports Minister Kılıç, Foreign Minister Çavuşoplu and football federation condemn the attack against Fenerbahçe's bus on Saturday night
Turkey's Spor Toto Super League title contenders Fenerbahce's team bus has been attacked between Rize-Trabzon highway in Turkey's north on Saturday night.
The driver has been critically wounded and hospitalized after suffering heavy bleeding, Fenerbahce's official network reports.
After the game against Caykur Rizespor in Rize province, which Fenerbahce won 5-1, the Yellow Canaries were off to Trabzon to take the plane for Istanbul.
However, near Arsin district of Trabzon province, the bus got hit by an object, leaving the driver bleeding heavily.
The assault has been widely condemned, as the Turkish football federation said the attack directly targeted Turkish football, promising an investigation.
The clubs included Besiktas, Bursaspor, Galatasaray, Gaziantespor, Mersin Idmanyurdu, Trabzonspor and Çaykur Rizespor.
Minister Kilic condemned the attack on a sports program on TRT Spor channel, while Prime Minister Davutoğlu reprimanded the assault on his Twitter account.
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu also condemned the attack on Twitter late Saturday.
Meanwhile, Governor of Trabzon province, Abdil Celil Öz said: "Our findings show that it seems to be an armed assault. There's a metal object in the driver's cheekbone and there is no brain damage and he is in no risk of death."
