An asylum seeker has been jailed for life in the first terror attack on British soil linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict after after murdering a pensioner, 70, at random and attempting to kill his Christian convert housemate.
What Happened?
In the days following the October 7 attack by Hamas, Morocco-born Ahmed Alid, 45, became increasingly agitated, ‘laughing and praising God’ as the news of each atrocity was reported.
Eight days after Hamas attacked Israel, he launched a ferocious knife attack on Javed Nouri, a housemate in a four bed asylum hostel, who he hated because he had converted to Christianity.
He Fought Off…But Was Seriously Stabbed
After Mr Nouri fought off his attacker, Alid grabbed a kitchen knife with a 20 inch blade and ran into the streets in the early hours of the morning where he encountered Terrence Carney, 70, and, shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, stabbed him six times causing fatal injuries.
Self-radicalised Alid told police his attack was ‘for the people of Gaza’ and he had wanted to kill more victims.
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The First Terrorist Attack in Britain
It is the first example of a terrorist attack in Britain inspired by the Hamas atrocities on Israel.Â
At the sentencing today the judge, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb, ruled that Alid had committed terrorist offences when he murdered Mr Carney and attempted to murder his housemate Mr Nouri, and had shown ‘no genuine remorse or pity’ for his victims.’
She said due to time spent on remand, Alid would serve 44 years and 52 days in prison.
She said he had waited to assault Mr Nouri when he was ‘asleep and vulnerable,’ and that ‘the life he had started to build in this country was shattered by what happened’.
