Hunt for terror suspect ex-soldier Daniel Khalife after Wandsworth prison escape

A nationwide manhunt has been launched for a former soldier suspected of terror offences who escaped from prison on Wednesday morning.

Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, was awaiting trial at HMP Wandsworth in London after being accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base.

It is believed he escaped via a prison kitchen by strapping himself to the bottom of a food delivery van.

Extra security checks at airports and ports have led to long delays.

A working theory is that Mr Khalife had been in the kitchen when he began his escape from HMP Wandsworth, a category B prison in south-west London, at around 07:50 BST.

He is 6ft 2ins tall and was last seen wearing a prison-issue chef’s uniform of a white T-shirt, red and white chequered trousers and brown steel toe cap boots, police said.

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