Milan police justify Bakayoko search as being necessary in critical
situation
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 [July 19, 2022] MILAN
(Reuters) - Milan police justified searching AC Milan midfielder
Tiemoue Bakayoko at gunpoint, saying it was necessary given the
seriousness of a dangerous situation taking place at the time.
The incident involving Bakayoko, who is on loan from Premier League
side Chelsea, took place two weeks ago according to local media, but
a video of the event went viral on Monday after being posted on
Twitter.
His Serie A club said that the search occurred due to a shooting in
the nearby area.
In a statement released to Reuters, police said: "It should be noted
that the search occurred in an operational context that justified
the adoption of the highest security measures", .
"Also as a function of self-protection, and was carried out in a
manner absolutely consistent with the type of alarm in progress.
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Napoli's Tiemoue Bakayoko celebrates scoring their second goal
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"Once the person had been identified and
established that he was not involved, the service was resumed
without any kind of remark from the person concerned."
Bakayoko joined Milan on a two-year loan last summer, having also
spent the 2018-19 campaign at the San Siro.
He made 14 appearances in Serie A last term as Milan won their first
league title in 11 years.
(The story refiles to clarify intro)
(Reporting by Peter Hall, Elvira Pollina and Emilio Parodi; Editing
by Christian Radnedge)
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