A nationwide manhunt is under way for Daniel Abed Khalife, who was awaiting trial on terror charges, after he escaped from Wandsworth prison 'on the back of a food truck'.
with ports and airports currently on high alert.
He is also accused of a bomb hoax after allegedly putting "three canisters with wires" on a desk in January this year.He denies all three charges and was due to appear in court in November.Khalife was working the kitchen at HMP Wandsworth in the moments before his escape.Prison escape happened at 7.50am 'on back of food truck'
He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, red and white chequered trousers and brown steel toe cap boots.'Staggering lapse in security': Questions over why terror suspect wasn't in max-security prison as manhunt continuesAdditional security checks at UK airports and portsAdditional security checks have been taking place at Heathrow and Gatwick."However, due to additional security checks being carried out, waiting times for departing passengers may be longer than usual.
"I also want to reassure the public that we have no information which indicates, nor any reason to believe that Khalife poses a threat to the wider public, but our advice if you do see him is not to approach him and call 999 straight away."
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