Murtaza's father, Arif, told The Daily
Telegraph: "When Murtaza become world famous I received threats from
different groups including terrorists, criminals and warlords. I fear he could
be kidnapped for ransom so for his safety we have moved to Pakistan."
The
family of an Afghan boy who shot to worldwide fame after being photographed
wearing a home-made Lionel Messi shirt has fled the country after receiving
death threats.
Five-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi
became an internet sensation after images were posted online of him wearing
a blue striped plastic bag that
had been made to look like an Argentina shirt.
The name of Messi, who plays
as a forward for FC Barcelona, was scrawled across it in marker pen.
But four months after the
pictures went viral - prompting talk of a meeting between Murtaza and his hero
- the boy's family say their fame has put them in danger in their home in
central Afghanistan's Ghazni province.
They have now fled to the city
of Quetta in neighbouring Pakistan, where they are staying with relatives.
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