[ April 26, 2024 ]
Another grateful Muslim refugee.
Chilling CCTV shows Sudan-born migrant plotting his route around London before launching a copycat terrorist attack to ‘try to kill as many people as possible’ after his passport application was turned down – as he is jailed for life
- Salih Khater held a grudge against the government and emailed Jeremy Corbyn
- Addressing him ‘Dear leader’, claimed he was being followed by British spies
- The student sat at traffic lights before swerving into cyclists and two officers
- Prosecutors claimed terror motive but no evidence he was a radicalised Muslim
- Khater was frustrated that application for a British passport had been delayed
- CCTV images show Khater driving around London before launching the attack
By Rory Tingle For Mailonline, 14 October 2019
CCTV images show a Sudan-born migrant driving around London before he tried to ‘kill as many people as possible’ when he ploughed into cyclists and police officers outside the Houses of Parliament.
Salih Khater was today jailed for life today for carrying out a copycat terror attack on August 14 last year.
Story continues below advertisementThe 30-year-old drove his Ford Fiesta into a pedestrian and riders who had stopped at a red light in Parliament Square.
He then careered into a security lane and crashed into barriers as two police officers jumped out of the way.
Chilling CCTV images released today show Khater driving around London in the silver Ford Fiesta on the morning of his attack.
Khater claimed he came to the capital to find the Sudanese embassy to get a visa but ‘got lost’ around Westminster and panicked.
The attack was caught on CCTV footage which was played in court. The Old Bailey heard Khater, of Birmingham, wanted to cause maximum carnage and it was ‘miraculous’ that no-one was killed.
CCTV issued by the Met of Salih Khater, 30, driving his silver Ford Fiesta outside the entrance to Downing Street. He later drove the car into cyclists and police officers outside the Houses of Parliament on August 14 2018
Alison Morgan QC had told jurors Khater’s attack was ‘premeditated and deliberate’ and had a terrorist motive, although the details were unclear.
A jury rejected his explanation for the crash and found him guilty of two charges of attempted murder in July.
In mitigation, Peter Carter QC told the court Khater remained an ‘enigma’ and he had still not offered an explanation for what he did.
He told the judge: ‘Had there been any evidence of any link between this man and a terrorist organisation or terrorist individual or had there been any connection that he had expressed any interest in or showed any desire to pursue any link to terrorism it would have been before your ladyship.
‘There is not. The lack of evidence is not a proper basis for drawing a conclusion there is evidence of a terrorist connection.’
Salih Khater driving the silver Ford Fiesta car in Bloomsbury, London, before he deliberately drove at cyclists outside the Houses of Parliament
Khater drove at cyclists before approaching the Palace of Westminster barriers, where two policemen were standing
The officers try to dive out of the way as the vehicle comes hurtling towards them, in what appeared to be another terror attack
Mrs Justice McGowan found Khater had deliberately copied other terrorists as she jailed him on Monday for life with a minimum term of 15 years.She said: ‘Your undoubted intention was to kill as many people as possible and by doing so spread fear and terror.’
Khater driving down a busy London street on August 14 last year. Mrs Justice McGowan said: ‘You are dangerous in that you present a significant risk of causing serious harm to the public in the future’
The Sudan-born migrant seen driving across Westminster Bridge in the silver Ford Fiesta on the morning of his attack
Salih Khater being arrested outside the Houses of Parliament where he crashed into barriers
She added: ‘You replicated the acts of others who undoubtedly have acted with terrorist motives. You deliberately copied those others.’
‘It was an attack on strangers and police officers at the seat of democracy in this country.
‘You are dangerous in that you present a significant risk of causing serious harm to the public in the future.
‘Even acting alone, you acted for a terrorist purpose. All the evidence is consistent with that conclusion.’
The court had heard how Khater was born in Sudan and was granted asylum in Britain in 2010, after claiming he had been tortured in his home country.
In the months before the attack, the defendant showed signs of ‘paranoia’ about British authorities, it was claimed.
He had failed his accountancy exams at the University of Coventry and his work as a security guard had dried up.
On May 24 last year, he emailed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to express concern about an ‘event’ involving the intelligence services, the court heard.
The day before the attack, Khater had travelled to Peterborough and unsuccessfully applied for a fast-track UK passport, the court heard.
Khater crashed into barriers outside the Houses of Parliament where he was later arrested
The airbags in the Ford Fiesta as it crashed into the barriers outside Parliament on August 14 last year
He then set off from Birmingham to London just before 10pm, arriving after midnight.
CCTV captured Khater arriving in Parliament Square just before 1am and driving around Westminster, checking the layout for the attack five or six hours later.
He then parked up and rested for four-and-a-half hours in Windmill Street in Soho before returning to Parliament Square.
He went on to do four laps of the square before launching the rush-hour attack.
Crushed bikes on the road outside the Houses of Parliament after they were rammed by Khater
Police approach Khater’s car by the gates of the Palace of Westminster (left) before opening his door to get him out (right)
Khater is stopped by police outside Parliament before being hauled out of his car and arrested
Pedestrian Paul Brown was crossing the road when Khater’s car ‘came out of nowhere’ and hit him, causing bruising and grazes.
Krystof Tokarski and Anya Breen were cycling to work and were waiting at traffic lights when Khater revved his engine and knocked them down.
Mr Tokarski suffered grazes and a broken little finger while Ms Breen was thrown over the bonnet, fracturing her collar bone.
Ms Breen said: ‘I saw it [the car] coming round the roundabout, I saw it turn towards the wrong way down the road, effectively on our side of the road.
Jenny Hopkins, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: ‘It was only quick reactions and good luck that stopped Salih Khater killing anyone.’ He is seen in a mug shot
‘It was being driven, it seemed to me, really consistently – at the same speed,’ Ms Breen said.
‘I don’t remember the impact, I remember up until it was quite close and then the next thing I remember is I was on the ground.
‘I remember just thinking, ‘This is happening,’ and it was a process of, ‘Surely its going to stop? Surely its going to turn the other way?’
‘I couldn’t move, I was very tense. I was just staring up, I could only see what was above me.’
Witness Nicola Toner said she saw Ms Breen being knocked from her white Decathlon bike onto the car bonnet before hitting the ground.
She said: ‘The girl appeared to be in a lot of pain, she was screaming and couldn’t get up. When the girl was struck be the car she was about a meter-and-a-half from me.
‘At the time I burst into tears and I was properly in shock.’
Other people were trapped under their bikes, with some screaming in pain.
The defendant made a sharp turn into a slip road, going 32mph, forcing Pc Darren Shotton and PC Simon Short to dive out of the way.
As armed police removed Khater from the car, the defendant confirmed he was acting alone but failed to explain himself.
Khater leaving the Passport Office in Peterborough where he applied for a fast-track UK passport the day before he carried out the attack on August 13, 2018
The attacker (circled) driving around the area before the attack in an apparent recce for targets
Commander Richard Smith, head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said: ‘I am pleased at today’s sentence and that an extremely dangerous individual will be behind bars for a considerable time.
‘This was a man who used his car as a weapon to attempt to kill as many people as possible spreading fear and terror. It was our view that this attack was carried out with a terrorist purpose and the sentence confirms this.’
Commander Smith added: ‘I would like to pay tribute to the outstanding professionalism and bravery of all the officers who responded to this incident.
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22 Comments
4 years ago
The actual CCCT is horrifying. He goes out of his way to run over people. It doesn’t have to be a crowd. It can just be one unlucky person. The video can be found here –
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/westminster-crash-attack-salih-khater-murder-terror-latest-jailed-prison-parliament-a9155216.html
4 years ago
DWI – Driving Whilst Islamic
4 years ago
I’m surprised he wasn’t found mentally incompetent or under the influence of drugs or alcohol. I wonder if he really felt he was being followed around by spies or just knew it might make a good mental defense excuse in the United Kaliphate that is anxious to excuse any act of islamic terrorism?
4 years ago
praise Gaia, just a flippin fiesta and not Torino w a 429 Cobra Jet
– coulda done 10 times the damage
4 years ago
I’m surprised the British authorities didn’t declare him a victim and arrest everyone who hurt his feelings.
4 years ago
A loyal foot soldier of Allah, he’ll have at least 15 years to coordinate with him his next attacks. Proper sentence would be putting him down.
4 years ago
Reply to
Nedd Kareiva
This is not enough. He’ll get out in a few years and do it again. Capital punishment is only way out.
4 years ago
Reply to
Nedd Kareiva
Muslims in the West should be criminally sentenced according to Sharia: “O you who believe, retribution is prescribed for you in the case of murder…” (Quran 2:178) And “…There is retribution in wounds…” (Quran 5:45) Retribution is the second type of punishment in Islamic Law. This is where the perpetrator of the crime is punished with the same injury that he caused to the victim. If the criminal killed the victim, then he is killed. If he cut off or injured a limb of the victim, then his own limb will be cut off or injured if it is possible without killing the criminal.
4 years ago
Only people, with which I am familiar, that have a lower IQ than Somalis … the Sudanese. I believe the Somalis come it between 64-66, whereas the Sudanese are 61-63. Neither of those are even into the realm of being able to function. And, what group does Incest Omar belong to? Yes, the bright group (Somalis) with the 64-66 range.
4 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
Our military will not accept an enlisted person with an IQ below 83. Notice countries with an average IQ of less than 90 are incapable of sustaining a DEMOCRACY! Think about where the invaders, “asylum seekers” and “refuges” are coming from – LOW IQ countries! This is another reason WHY we have to get back to MERIT based immigration.
http://www.perceptions.couk.com/imgs/Global-IQs-by%20Nation.png
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
This is why we have to get back to a sponsor being responsible, financially, for the needs of any immigrant that they sponsor. I have nothing against “chain migration” as long as the sponsor proves the financial wherewithal … bank statements, audited net worth statements, income statements, and tax returns. That was a requisite in our not too distant future. How many soomawwlees do you think are capable of such?
4 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
As predicted a LIBERAL Federal Judge objects to that. They want them dumb and government dependent from day one. It used to be SPONSORS were financially responsible for them. That went away… We are not enforcing our laws or letting rules make it crystal clear what should not be allowed as it was in the past.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Public Charge Rule From Taking Effect
October 12, 2019
OAN: A federal judge is blocking the Trump administration’s new public charge rule from taking effect next week. In the Friday ruling, New York Judge George Daniels accused the White House of not “adequately explaining” why the new policy is necessary.
“It is repugnant to the American Dream of the opportunity for prosperity, success through hard work and upward mobility,” said the judge. “Immigrants have always come to this country seeking a better life for themselves and their posterity — with or without help, most succeed.”
The rule change would expand the list of benefits for which an immigrant can be denied a green card. This includes reliance on certain programs like Medicaid, food stamps and public housing.
…
https://www.oann.com/federal-judge-blocks-trump-administration-public-charge-rule-from-taking-effect/
4 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
I get the feeling Ilhan must be way above that range (as is Aayan Hirsi).
4 years ago
Reply to
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
I’ll give that to Ms. Hirsi. She’s definitely an outlier. However, regarding Incest Omar? I have my doubts.
4 years ago
Reply to
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
I’ll give that to Ms. Hirsi. She’s definitely an outlier. However, regarding Incest Omar? I have my doubts.
4 years ago
They need to change the law that the LEO need to shoot these POS feral animal criminal parasites on sight!!!!!
4 years ago
And the taxpayers must foot the bill for the damage and lifetime incarceration in prison. Millions of pounds.
4 years ago
rabid muslim pig – for tolerance! religion of peace! MAJOR ENEMIES – EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS
4 years ago
For shame. For shame.
I saw numerous streetlight poles in the news article, and in not one was Khater hanging from a rope on the end of it
4 years ago
divercity who needs it we sure do not stay in your own scummy mooslums shitholes
