US EditionFailed asylum seeker found guilty of trying to break into London's Israeli embassy armed with two knives
Jurors said he armed himself with two knives and a martyrdom note, and officers stopped him before he breached the security perimeter.
- On Friday, a London jury convicted Abdullah Albadri, a 34-year-old failed asylum seeker from Kuwait, of preparing an act of terrorism after his attempt to breach the Israeli embassy in Kensington in April 2025.
- Prosecutors said Albadri arrived at the embassy on April 28, 2025, and attempted to scale the 8ft fence armed with two knives to "exact revenge" for what he termed "the killing of children."
- Armed diplomatic protection officers tackled Albadri within seconds, discovering a "martyrdom note" and two 10cm serrated knives while Pc Libby Chessor testified pulling him from the railings proved "challenging."
- Following nearly 14 hours of deliberation, the jury at the Old Bailey delivered guilty verdicts on both terrorism preparation and possession of bladed articles; Albadri was remanded into custody pending sentencing.
- Proceedings occurred amid heightened fears within Britain's Jewish community following a separate stabbing incident involving two Jewish men in North London, as authorities noted the embassy has faced multiple security alerts recently.
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Man convicted of planning terrorist attack at Israeli Embassy
A man has been convicted of planning a terrorist attack at the Embassy of Israel in London after being stopped by armed officers as he attempted to climb over the embassy gates armed with two knives, Counter Terrorism Policing London has announced. Abdullah Sabah Albadri, aged 34 and of no fixed abode, attempted to gain entry to the diplomatic premises in Kensington on 28 April last year. Armed officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Parliamenta…
Migrant convicted of attempted terror attack on Israeli embassy in London in 2025
Abdullah Sabah Albadri, a 34-year-old homeless migrant, was convicted of an attempted terror attack on the Israeli embassy in London on April 28, 2025, the Metropolitan Police Service said on Friday.“Albadri wanted to carry out a terrorist attack at the embassy, but thanks to the courageous and swift actions of officers on duty, they prevented him from breaching the security perimeter and stopped what could have been a deadly incident," stated H…
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