Moussa Kadri, 59, admitted to assaulting Hamit Coskun after the latter burned a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish Consulate in London. Kadri, who is from Kensington and Chelsea, was charged with assault and is set to face trial for possessing a bladed article related to the incident. The court heard that Kadri used a large bread knife to carry out the attack on Coskun, who had been protesting. Kadri has been granted conditional bail and his sentencing will occur next month.
Moussa Kadri, 59, has pleaded guilty to assault after attacking protester Hamit Coskun for burning a Quran outside the Turkish Consulate in London.
The prosecution stated that Kadri left a nearby building with a large bread knife and assaulted Coskun during a protest over the Quran burning.
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