Man charged with terror offence after arrest at Israeli embassy

A man has been charged with a terrorism offence after allegedly attempting to enter the Israeli embassy in London with a knife on Monday.

Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33, of no fixed address, was charged on Wednesday with preparation of terrorist acts and two counts of possession of a bladed article, the Metropolitan Police has said.

Israel’s foreign ministry said all staff at the Kensington embassy were unharmed and there was no damage to the building.

The suspect was stopped from getting inside and initially arrested on suspicion of a public order offence, trespassing on a designated site and possession of an offensive weapon, a statement continued.

After being taken to a police station and questioned, he was further arrested for an alleged terror offence.

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