Moussa Kadri, 59, from Kensington and Chelsea, faces charges of causing actual bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon.
A certain group is trying to insult the holy Quran in various places around the world to put themselves in the spotlight.
Two individuals have been charged following the emergence of a video showing a man burning a Quran and another man attacking him outside the Turkish consulate in London.
Social media footage captured the moment a man was kicked while on the ground by his attacker, who was armed with a knife.
According to the Metropolitan Police, Hamit Coskun, 50, from Derby, has been charged with a religiously aggravated public order offence after being filmed allegedly burning the book in Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, on Thursday.
He has been remanded in custody and is set to appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.
Moussa Kadri, 59, from Kensington and Chelsea, faces charges of causing actual bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon.
He has been released on bail and is scheduled to appear in the same court on Monday.
Footage shared on X shows a man setting fire to a book outside the barrier of the Turkish consulate.
The same individual is later seen lying on the ground while another person kicks him and swings a knife at him before walking away.