Everything we know so far as manhunt for Daniel Abed Khalife begins second day

A nationwide manhunt to find a terror suspect who has escaped from prison is entering its second day. Daniel Abed Khalife is believed to have escaped from a kitchen at HMP Wandsworth by clinging to a delivery van.

The 21-year-old former soldier is awaiting trial after being accused of planting a fake bomb at an RAF base and gathering information that might be useful to terrorists or enemies of the UK. He has denied the three charges against him.

Passengers saw delays of around 30 minutes at Manchester Airport yesterday (September 6) as the frantic search turned into a day of chaos at terminals and ports across the country, with additional passport checks taking place. Khalife is known to have links to the north west.

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He went missing in his cook’s uniform from HMP Wandsworth at 8am yesterday. There are fears the fugitive might be attempting to flee the country.

The Sun reported that a source close to the investigation said Khalife used makeshift straps to tie himself to the underside of a grocery van which then drove him out of the prison. The Times reported there was a delay of around an hour between prison officials noticing he was missing and contacting the police.

Khalife was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, red and white chequered trousers and brown, steel toe-cap boots, the Metropolitan Police said, and is slim and 6ft 2in, with short brown hair. The jail was put on lockdown after he fled.

The head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, Commander Dominic Murphy, said there was 'no reason to believe Khalife poses a threat to the wider public' but urged people not to approach him and to call 999 if they