'I was in prison with escaped terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife - he is a menace to society'
07.09.2023 - 11:59
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An ex-prisoner who was behind bars with a recently escaped terror suspect says he represents a "menace to society". Daniel Abed Khalife, an ex-soldier, escaped from HMP Wandsworth in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with a prison source reportedly claiming he did so on the back of a delivery van.
Yesterday airports and ports across the UK were put on alert in a nationwide hunt led by Counter Terrorism police to find him. Manchester Airport was hit by major delays due to a search for him being made there.
Now, speaking on condition of anonymity, a former inmate of the prison who knew Khalife revealed what the terror suspect was like in the south London jail.
The source told The Express: "He’s always denied the allegations and just wanted out, but the guy's lost the plot. He was initially a quiet character but then overly confident and quite arrogant. Khalife is delusional and actually a huge menace to society. I hope they find him quickly and preserve public order and security."
A Prison Service source told The Sunthe terror suspect escaped when he sneaked out of the kitchens and clung to the bottom of a delivery van. Major UK airports across the country have ramped up their security in response to the escaped suspect.
Khalife was accused of planting fake bombs - three cannisters with wires protruding from them - at the MOD Stafford military base on January 2. He had previously appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
The court heard how he left the device "with the intention of inducing in another the belief the item was likely to explode or ignite".
A previous court appearance heard he allegedly "elicited" personal information about soldiers from the Ministry of Defence Joint Personnel Administration System
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