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A former British soldier suspected of terrorism offences who escaped from jail earlier this week was recaptured in London on Saturday, police stated.
Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, absconded from London’s Wandsworth jail on Wednesday morning after slipping out of the jail kitchen the place he was working and strapping himself to the underside of a meals supply truck.
“Officers apprehended him just before 11:00 a.m. (3 p.m. UAE time) today … in the Chiswick area (of west London), and he is currently in police custody,” a police assertion stated.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, talking to reporters on the G20 gathering in New Delhi, thanked the police and the general public for his or her assist in discovering Khalife.
Khalife, who was discharged from the British military in May, was being held in jail forward of trial on offences regarding terrorism and the Official Secrets Act.
He is accused of eliciting or making an attempt to elicit info more likely to be helpful to an individual getting ready an act of terrorism whereas he was primarily based at barracks in central England in 2021 and staging a bomb hoax by putting three canisters with wires on a desk.
He can also be charged with acquiring info which may be “directly or indirectly useful to an enemy”. The BBC has reported he was accused of gathering intelligence for Iran.
Opposition lawmakers have demanded solutions into how Khalife had been in a position to escape and why he was not being held at a most safety jail. There are additionally questions concerning the jail’s staffing and safety procedures.
The hunt to trace down Khalife meant enhanced safety checks at UK ports and airports, which have led to delays for passengers.
