UK knife attack: former Hamas bodyguard guilty in Birmingham
Former Hamas bodyguard Mohammed Alfatih has been convicted of wounding a bailiff in Birmingham and faces extradition to Germany over an alleged terror plot.
A former bodyguard to late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been convicted of attacking a bailiff outside his home in Birmingham. Mohammed Alfatih, also known as Mohammed Naim, received UK asylum in 2015 and gained British citizenship in 2020.
A jury convicted the 40-year-old of unlawful wounding, possession of two knives, and criminal damage. Alfatih, who was under counter-terrorism surveillance, chased the enforcement officer down a Kings Heath street after his wife's car was clamped over unpaid debts.
Jurors were not told during trial of his links to Hamas. British authorities confirmed that after serving his domestic sentence, Alfatih will be extradited to Germany to face prosecution over an alleged plot targeting Israeli interests in Central Europe.
Source: BBC News