Man admits terror attack after setting fire to Conor McGregor's pub

Man admits terror attack after setting fire to Conor McGregor's pub Abdullah Khan, 24, was charged with arson at the Black Forge Inn, Drimnagh Road, Dublin, on July 25, last year, where he damaged Connor McGregor's pub by setting fire to the front A man has pleaded guilty to two terror attacks by setting fire to a pub owned by Conor McGregor and assaulting two gardai with a knife. Abdullah Khan, 24, was charged with arson at the Black Forge Inn, Drimnagh Road, Dublin, on July 25, last year, where he damaged the pub by setting fire to the front. And then four days later he is alleged to have carried out the attacks on gardai in Dublin city centre. He was charged with assault causing harm on one garda and attempting to commit an assault causing harm on another garda. At the Special Criminal Court this morning, defence counsel for Khan, Michael Bowman SC, said there was "a complex psychological background" to the case, asking the three judges to order a report on the defendant. Khan, with an address in Dublin that cannot be revealed due to a court order, was arraigned on eight counts. He was further charged that during the same incident involving the gardai, he produced a knife, and two counts of endangerment - where he engaged in conduct which created a substantial risk of death or serious harm. The gardaí reportedly defended themselves and used equipment including batons and pepper spray to subdue him before he was arrested. The defendant also faced two counts of engaging in terrorist activity during the incidents on July 25 and 29 last year. Khan entered guilty pleas to all eight charges before the three-judge, non-jury court, reported the Irish Mirror . Ms Justice Karen O'Connor adjourned the matter for victim impact statements and put the case back to March 23, with the defendant remanded in custody.

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