Man who tried to start Iranian Embassy car fire guilty of attempted arson
BBC News Published image captionBuilders working near the Iranian Embassy found the device before it was triggered A man who planted a viable incendiary device outside the Iranian Embassy in London has been convicted of attempted arson with intent to endanger life. Iranian dissident Sam Parsa, 60, shoved a bottle of petrol and a scarf into the exhaust pipe of a diplomatic car in the early hours of 5 September 2018. Builders working near the embassy in Kensington spotted the device a day later, the Old Bailey heard. Sentencing is set for 25 January, pending a mental health report. Parsa has be...
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