A Malaysian soccer player was splashed with acid; comes in same week as two other athletes attacked

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian international footballer has been splashed by acid and two other top players were attacked within a week by unknown assailants, in a rare outbreak of violence targeting athletes in the country.Police criminal investigation chief Mohamad Shuhaily Mohamad Zain said Wednesday that there were similarities in the three attacks and that the victims appeared to have been targeted. But investigators have not determined whether the cases were linked.Faisal Halim, who plays as a winger for the national team and Malaysian club Selangor, was hospitalized with…