Questions raised after HMP Wandsworth prisoner escapes facility and what we know so far

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Serious questions have been been raised about how a former military officer that was awaiting trial has escaped from HMP Wandsworth.   It is believed the prisoner escaped by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery van.   The escape lead to disruption at London airports.

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00:00 Hello and thanks for watching, I'm Jack with London World reporting from outside

00:05 HMP Wandsworth where serious questions are being asked after a prisoner escaped

00:11 on the morning of September the 6th. Daniel Abed Khalif, 21 years old, was

00:17 awaiting trial at HMP Wandsworth in London after being accused of leaving

00:21 fake bombs at a military base. Now it is believed that he escaped via a prison

00:27 kitchen by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery van. Extra

00:33 security checks at airports have since led to significant delays especially at

00:37 Gatwick and Heathrow yesterday. The prison service is working with the

00:41 Metropolitan Police to urgently investigate how Mr. Khalif was able to

00:46 escape. Commander Murphy said counter-terror officers were being

00:51 deployed across London where the search is being focused but he has admitted

00:56 that Mr. Khalif could be anywhere in the country at the moment and that the

01:01 service are aware of the risk of him potentially leaving the country. Now

01:07 questions are also being privately asked in government about whether or not it

01:11 was appropriate that Mr. Khalif was being held at a lower security prison

01:15 rather than a high security facility like Belmarsh in southeast London. It is

01:22 understood that number 10 is being kept updated on the situation. A spokesman has

01:26 said that an internal investigation is underway and the Justice Secretary is

01:30 working to understand from operational colleagues this evening both the

01:34 categorisation, decision and the situation that led to this escape. What

01:39 protocols were in place and if they were followed? At the moment here outside HMP

01:44 Wandsworth there's a bit of an eerie feel there's a lot of press crews and

01:47 cameras and also a lot of public outside the prison trying to gauge a better

01:52 understanding of the situation. Head to Londonworld.com for more.

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