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A trial at the Old Bailey has revealed details surrounding the arrest of Abdullah Albadri, a 34-year-old man from Kuwait, who was apprehended last year while attempting to enter the Israeli embassy in London. According to the prosecution, Albadri was carrying two knives when officers stopped him and heard him shout, “Why are you stopping me from making crimes?” CCTV footage presented in court showed him trying to climb the fence around the embassy while being detained by armed diplomatic protection officers.
Albadri denies all charges, including preparing terrorist acts and possession of bladed articles. His defense is expected to argue that his intention was not terrorist-related and that the knives he carried were for a legitimate purpose unrelated to the incident. The trial is set to conclude next week. Notably, Albadri had entered the UK twice from France by crossing the Channel in a small boat, the most recent occasion being just sixteen days before the arrest outside the embassy.
The video evidence showed Albadri traveling on foot from Kilburn to Kensington Palace Gardens, where the Israeli embassy is located, on April 28, 2025. He covered his head and face with a red-and-white traditional Palestinian scarf and wore sunglasses during the entire hour-long walk. Due to the presence of the embassy, the area is heavily secured with a permanent police presence. Officers first spotted Albadri after he knocked on the window of a Kuwaiti embassy vehicle.
In the moments before his arrest, Albadri is seen calmly approaching and then attempting to scale the embassy’s 2.3-metre-high black metal railings. The officers guarding the embassy, PC Nicholas Cox and PC Libby Chessor, quickly intervened and restrained him on the ground, with five officers involved in securing and handcuffing him. Body camera footage captured Albadri making a hand gesture described as “like a salute” before his attempt to climb over the fence. When questioned by officers about whether he had any weapons, he admitted to carrying two small knives with red-and-white handles and expressed a desire to “make a crime inside there.”
Further evidence included messages Albadri sent to his mother earlier that afternoon via WhatsApp. He shared a photograph of a handwritten note beside a knife, which stated his firm resolve not to “go back on my decision… to stand up to the enemies in order to support the religion of Allah Almighty.” In a later message, he wrote, “I chose the path of martyrdom.” The note was found on his person during his arrest, reinforcing the prosecution’s narrative about his intentions
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