Small boat migrant guilty of attempting knife attack on Israeli embassy
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Abdullah Albadri, a 34-year-old migrant who arrived in the UK via small boat from France, was found guilty of preparing a terror-related knife attack after attempting to scale the Israeli embassy's railings in London in April 2025. He had expressed intentions of martyrdom in messages to his mother and cited opposition to Israel's war in Gaza as motivation. The jury at the Old Bailey convicted him of preparation of terrorist acts and possession of bladed weapons after a trial revealing his radicalization and unstable living conditions post-arrival.
- ▪Abdullah Albadri attempted to attack the Israeli embassy in London on 28 April 2025, carrying two knives and wearing a traditional scarf that covered most of his face.
- ▪He had arrived in the UK 16 days earlier via a small boat from France, marking his second illegal Channel crossing in four years.
- ▪Albadri sent a message to his mother before the attack stating, 'I chose the path of martyrdom,' and expressed a desire to stop the war in Gaza.
- ▪He was arrested by diplomatic protection officers while trying to climb the embassy's 8ft fence and was later convicted of preparation of terrorist acts and possession of bladed articles.
- ▪Albadri claimed stateless Bedoon heritage, had previously been imprisoned in Kuwait, and became homeless in the UK after his asylum claim was treated as a 'further submission.'
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Small boat migrant guilty of attempting knife attack on Israeli embassy14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDaniel SandfordUK correspondentCounter Terrorism PolicingAbdullah Albadri climbed onto the Israeli embassy railings before his arrest in April last yearA man who tried to climb into the Israeli embassy in London carrying two knives has been found guilty of preparing a terror-related knife attack.Abdullah Albadri, 34, had only arrived in the UK in a small boat from France 16 days before the attempted attack on 28 April 2025.
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