The UK government has pledged to track down a terror suspect who is on the run from a London prison amid questions over how he was able to escape.
Authorities are hunting for 21-year-old Daniel Abed Khalife, who orchestrated a bold jail break from Wandsworth prison on Wednesday while dressed as a chef, according to London’s Metropolitan Police. Khalife is a serving member of the British military who is awaiting trial on terror charges, over allegedly planting fake bombs at a military base, according to the UK’s PA Media news agency. He escaped the facility by holding onto a delivery van, PA Media reported.
” Cooper told BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program on Thursday she had questions about “security checks and staffing levels” in the prison on the day of the jail break. “There have been a series of warnings about the situation at Wandsworth, including the level of staff absences and sickness, and the lack of shifts being covered,” she added. Staff shortages Last year, the UK’s prison inspection watchdog warned staffing levels “remained a serious problem” at Wandsworth prison.
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