Albadri jailed for life over attempted embassy attack

Abdullah Albadri was sentenced on October 5, 2026 to life with a minimum of 20 years, adjusted to 18 years and 207 days for time served, after trying on April 28, 2025 to scale a 2.4 metre fence at the Israeli Embassy in Kensington with two knives and a martyrdom note. Armed Metropolitan Police from Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command stopped him. he told officers: "I wanna make a crime inside there, why are you stopping me?" A two-week Old Bailey trial ended in May 2026 with convictions for preparing terrorist acts and two bladed-article counts. Judge Christina Lambert sentenced him as he appeared emotionless; knife terms of 18 months run concurrently. Prosecutors said he sought revenge for children killed in Gaza. He entered the UK by small boat on April 12, 2025 and earlier in August 2021, was refused asylum, and claimed mistreatment in Kuwait for human rights work. Phone searches covered suicide and martyrdom terms; CCTV tracked him from Kilburn to Kensington. Commander Helen Flanagan said officers prevented a breach and serious injury. Coverage does not dispute these facts; the left-rated outlet called him a Kuwaiti national and framed a stabbing attack.