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Story summary
- Alina Burns, 18, pleaded guilty to attempted murder for attacking Iranian Kurd Mohammed Mahmoodi with an axe in Bedminster, Bristol, on August 2, 2025.
- Mahmoodi narrowly escaped serious injury during the assault.
- Burns, affiliated with the far-right group Patriotic Alternative, expressed extremist views and advocated violence against Jews and Muslims.
- She conducted online searches about axe usage and mass shootings but denies having a terrorist motive.
- Burns is scheduled for sentencing in May 2026.
