Hang them
2023-09-09 09:27:52 UTC
They have lazy union socialists in the UK too.
A sighting of escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife is being investigatedby the Metropolitan Police.
A witness saw him near Wandsworth roundabout on Wednesday morning, walking
away from the food delivery van he used to escape from HMP Wandsworth.
The Met is offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information that leads
directly to his arrest.
The 21-year-old is accused of trying to spy for an enemy state, understood
to be Iran, and plotting a fake bomb hoax.
The delivery van had stopped near the south entrance to the roundabout, at
the top of Trinity Road, when a member of the public reported seeing Mr
Khalife crawling out from underneath it.
"The man was then seen walking towards Wandsworth town centre," the police
statement added.
The sighting is one of several "key lines" of enquiry the Met says it is
following.
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Cdr Dominic Murphy, who leads the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, said
the force had received 100 calls from the public and the Wandsworth
Roundabout sighting "could be very significant".
"This remains a fast-paced and dynamic investigation, but I want the
public to know that a large number of officers are working extremely hard
to locate Khalife," he said.
He said his message to the suspect was to hand himself in: "We will be
closing in on you, Daniel, you really need to come in and give yourself
up."
Cdr Murphy added that efforts were being focused on London but would also
look at other parts of the UK as the investigation developed.
The Met has also opened its UK Image Appeal website, allowing members of
the public to submit any images and videos which are relevant to the
investigation.
Mr Khalife is described as slim, 6ft 2in (1.9m), with short brown hair.
Police say there is no reason to believe he poses a threat to the public,
but urged people not to approach him and instead call 999.
Mr Khalife - who joined the British Army in 2019 - is thought to have
clung to the underside of a delivery lorry to make his escape from HMP
Wandsworth in London.
Detectives believe he was still wearing his prison-issue cook's uniform
when he slipped out of the category B jail on Wednesday.
Some 150 Met Counter Terrorism Command officers have been deployed in the
search since Khalife was declared missing at 08:15 BST.
A search took place on Thursday night into the early hours of Friday in
Richmond Park, south-west London - just 2.8 miles (4.6km) from the prison.
BBC News was told it was not based on any specific lead or intelligence,
and search efforts have been scaled back.
The Met said it had been able to clarify the route taken by the delivery
lorry as it left the prison, following new CCTV enquiries.
"After exiting Wandsworth roundabout onto Swandon Road, the van remained
on the road until turning left onto Fairfield Street," the force
explained.
Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the force was exploring the
possibility the former soldier was helped by other prisoners or guards.
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said an independent investigation will take
place following the escape.
It will run alongside reviews looking at the categorisation and placement
of all HMP Wandsworth prisoners, and all those in custody charged with
terrorism offences.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66756233