Police said on Wednesday a man charged with a terrorist crime was charged in London after attempting to enter the Israeli embassy armed with a knife.
The metropolitan police, responsible for law enforcement in London, said 33-year-old Abdullah Sabah Albadri was arrested after being seen as “trying to obtain unauthorized access” to the embassy property just before 6pm on Monday.
“The officer arrested him on suspicion of public order crimes, trespassed in designated areas and arrested him for possession of an offensive weapon,” police said in a statement.
“He was taken to the London Police Station and after further investigation he was further arrested on suspicion of crime, contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorist Act of 2006.”
This fee will be used against those accused of preparing or attempting a terrorist attack.
Without a solution, Albadri has been charged with two counts of possession of a knife, the statement added. It said Albadri is in custody ahead of a court hearing scheduled later on Wednesday.
Dominique Murphy, head of Metropolitan Police's counterterrorism command, said police were not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident and did not believe there was a “a wider threat to the public.”
The Israeli Embassy in the Kensington area has strict security measures.
In a statement, the embassy thanked police for preventing what was described as “an attempted terrorist attacks.”
“We are relieved to report that this attack has been prevented by British security forces, no injuries occur and all embassy staff and visitors are safe,” the statement added.
