Small boat migrant attempted to break into Israeli embassy with two knives, court hears

Jurors were told of how police officers seized several pieces of paper on Albadri’s person, including one which “read as a martyrdom note”.

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In a prepared statement, Albadri denied that he had intended to commit an act of terrorism, claiming the knives he carried were intended for “personal use” as he was homeless.

Pattison said: “The prosecution say that Mr Albadri’s intention was to use or threaten serious violence against the Israeli government, to exact revenge for its alleged murder of children.

“The existence and contents of his suspected martyrdom note, along with his possession of two knives, and material downloaded from his mobile phone, demonstrate his intention to use violence against people inside the Israeli embassy and sacrifice his own life in the process – to die, in his words, ‘for the glory of God’.”

Hours before the alleged attempt to break into the embassy, Albadri had sent his mother a picture of a handwritten note, allegedly including the line: “I will not go back on my decision to go in the cause of Allah, to come out for His sake and to stand up to the enemies in order to support the religion of Allah Almighty.”

Albadri first entered the UK in August 2021, arriving in Dover by small boat from France, the court heard. He applied for permission to remain but failed to attend a Home Office interview.

He later left the country before returning in April 2025, again crossing from France by small boat, and attempted to restart the process of applying to stay in the UK. His asylum claim was subsequently rejected, Pattison said.

The trial continues.