A man was charged with an offense of terrorism in London after trying to enter the Israeli embassy armed with a knife, police said on Wednesday.
The Metropolitan Police, who is responsible for the enforcement of the law in London, said Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33, was arrested after “trying to gain unauthorized access” for an embassy shortly before 6pm. Local time on Monday.
“The officers prevented the man from entering and arrested him with suspicion of a public order offense, violating a designated place and possession of an aggressive weapon,” the police said in a statement.
“Transferred to a London Police Department and after further investigations were carried out. He was further arrested for suspicion of offense as opposed to Article 5 of the Terrorism Act of 2006.”
The charge is used against people accused of preparing or attempting terrorist attacks.
Mr Albadri, without a steady address, has also been accused of two charges of an article with a flame, the statement added. He said Mr Albadri was detained before the court hearing was scheduled to be scheduled on Wednesday.
Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan Police mandate, said the police were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident and that they did not believe there was a “wider threat to the public”.
The Israeli Embassy, ​​in the Kensington neighborhood, has strict security measures.
In a statement, the embassy thanked the police for preventing what it described as “an attempt to terrorist attack”.
“We are relieved to say that this attack was hindered by the British security forces and that there were no injuries and all the personal and visitors to the embassy are safe,” the statement added.
