Man who tried to stab Quran burner outside consulate spared jail

A man who attempted to stab someone outside the Turkish consulate in London has been spared jail.

Moussa Kadri, 59, confronted Hamit Coskun after seeing him set fire to a Quran. Coskun, 51, had also been shouting “Islam is a religion of terror.” Kadri initially approached and asked Coskun why he was burning the book, before saying “one sec, I’m coming back” and returning with a knife.

Kadri then slashed at Coskun multiple times before pushing him to the ground. He kicked him in the stomach and spat on him, shouting: “This is my religion. You don’t burn the Quran.”