Terror-accused soldier escapes UK prison by clinging to delivery van

Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, went missing in his cook’s uniform from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday shortly before 8am

HMP Wandsworth in London (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023 - 17:32

Margaret Davis, Flora Thompson and Emily Pennink, PA

A soldier accused of terrorism has escaped jail from a prison kitchen by clinging on to a delivery van in the UK.

Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, went missing in his cook’s uniform from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday shortly before 8am, where he was being held awaiting trial for planting a fake bomb and gathering information that might be useful to terrorists or enemies of the UK.