Daniel Abed Khalife: Terror suspect on the run after escaping from London prison
CNNJAN 2024
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Most terror suspects in the UK are incarcerated in Belmarsh jail, which has never had any prison escapes. There was a significant criminal justice oversight that allowed Khalife to be assigned a reduced security risk rating and put in a Category B prison.
While the search for Khalife is urgent, he is believed to be low-risk, and there's no evidence that he poses a threat to the greater public. UK authorities are working their hardest to find and re-apprehend him using formidable police resources.