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Alina Burns Gets 19½-Year Terror Sentence for Axe Attack

5/16/2026

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Alina Burns received a 19-year-six-month sentence after a judge ruled her axe attack on Mohammed Mahmoodi outside BHK Barber in Bedminster, Bristol was terrorist-motivated.
Burns told a man on a dating app she wanted to kill all Jews and Muslims and owned extremist books such as Mein Kampf, The Turner Diaries, and bomb-making instructions.
Detective Superintendent Sarah Robbins said it was extremely fortunate the attack did not result in loss of life.

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Alina Burns received a 19-year-six-month sentence after a judge ruled her axe attack on Mohammed Mahmoodi outside BHK Barber in Bedminster, Bristol was terrorist-motivated.
Burns told a man on a dating app she wanted to kill all Jews and Muslims and owned extremist books such as Mein Kampf, The Turner Diaries, and bomb-making instructions.
Detective Superintendent Sarah Robbins said it was extremely fortunate the attack did not result in loss of life.