Abdullah Albadri guilty of preparing terrorist acts after embassy knife attack attempt
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Updated · BBC.com · May 1
Abdullah Albadri guilty of preparing terrorist acts after embassy knife attack attempt
7 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 1
The 34-year-old was convicted at London's Old Bailey after jurors deliberated nearly 14 hours over the 28 April 2025 attempt at the Israeli embassy.
Police arrested him as he tried to scale the embassy railings carrying two 10cm knives; prosecutors said he had messaged his mother that he had chosen martyrdom.
Albadri, who arrived from France by small boat 16 days earlier and was later left homeless, told officers he wanted to stop Israel's war in Gaza.
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