Small boat migrant guilty of attempting knife attack on Israeli embassy
Summary
Abdullah Albadri, a 34-year-old man who recently arrived in the UK by small boat, was found guilty of planning a knife attack on the Israeli embassy in London. He was arrested trying to climb the embassy railings carrying two knives and said he wanted to stop the war in Gaza.Key Facts
- Abdullah Albadri arrived in the UK 16 days before the attempted attack on April 28, 2025.
- This was his second illegal small boat crossing into the UK in four years.
- He tried to climb the railings of the Israeli embassy in Kensington while carrying two knives.
- Albadri told police he wanted to stop a war, referring to the conflict in Gaza.
- Before the attack, he sent a note and message to his mother about choosing a "path of martyrdom."
- He had previously spent five years in prison in Kuwait and faced difficulties accessing education due to his ethnicity.
- After last arriving in the UK, he became homeless when his asylum application was treated as a "further submission."
- Albadri walked to the embassy praying and wearing traditional clothing and sunglasses.
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