Published 21:46 IST, May 18th 2019

Arnold Schwarzenegger issues statement after suffering shocking attack from behind, proves why he's the terminator and calls his assailant an "idiot"

Hollywood actor and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger was attacked recently while he was attending a sporting event in South Africa. The 'Terminator' star was reportedly taking photographs with fans when suddenly a man jumped and kicked him from the back. 

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Hollywood actor and former Goverr of California Arld Schwarzenegger was attacked recently while he was attending a sporting event in South Africa.  'Terminator' star was reportedly taking photographs with fans when suddenly a man jumped and kicked him from back.  felon was detained immediately and 71-year-old actor was seen walking out of convention center moments later.

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As  video of incident surfaced on internet and fans have expressed ir concerns over veteran star's health. However, actor recently issued a statement after suffering shocking attack and said that re is thing to worry about. Thanking fans for ir concern, he said that he thought that it was just jostled by crowd, which happens a lot. He said he only realized he was kicked when he saw video. 

"Thanks for your concerns, but re is thing to worry about. I thought I was just jostled by crowd, which happens a lot. I only realized I was kicked when I saw video like all of you. I’m just gl idiot didn’t interrupt my Snapchat." he wrote in post.

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As per media reports, incident happened at a sporting event 'Arld Classic Africa', at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, where he was judging a skipping competition. 

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Following incident on same day, he posted a video on Twitter of himself greeting fans in Sandton. He captioned post saying, "Make sure to tune into my @Snapchat to see all 90 sports we have here at @ArldSports Africa! Fitness is for everyone."

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21:27 IST, May 18th 2019