Man convicted of attempting terrorist attack at London's Israeli embassy
Abdullah Albadri, a 34-year-old failed asylum seeker from Kuwait, was convicted in a London court of preparing a terrorist attack at Israel's embassy in April 2025. He was found carrying two knives and a 'martyrdom note' and claimed he wanted to protest the killing of children in the Israeli-Hamas conflict. The verdict comes amid heightened security concerns following recent suspected terrorist incidents and online threats targeting the embassy.
- ▪Abdullah Albadri attempted to breach the Israeli embassy's perimeter in London armed with two knives.
- ▪Prosecutors stated Albadri left a 'martyrdom note' and sought to send a message about the killing of children in Gaza.
- ▪Albadri's phone data showed he began researching the embassy's location after his asylum claim was rejected.
- ▪Two Jewish men were stabbed in north London days before the verdict, in a suspected terrorist incident.
- ▪A pro-Iranian group previously claimed a drone attack on the embassy, though no hazardous substances were found.
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Man convicted of attempting terrorist attack at London's Israeli embassySign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPolice vehicle at closed Hyde Park, near the Israeli embassy, where several discarded items are being assessed, in London, Britain, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Chris J RatcliffePublished May 01, 2026, 07:58 PMUpdated May 01, 2026, 07:58 PMLONDON, May 1 - A man who last year tried to enter Israel's London embassy armed with two knives and carrying a "martyrdom note" was on Friday convicted in a London court of preparing an act of terrorism.Abdullah Albadri, 34, a failed asylum seeker from Kuwait, attempted to breach the embassy's perimeter in April 2025 because he wanted to send a message about "the killing of children", prosecutors said at his trial this…
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