A former British soldier awaiting trial on terror charges who escaped from a London prison remained at large Thursday, as police stepped up security checks across the United Kingdom amid concerns he may try to flee the country.
Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, appears to have slipped out of the medium-security Wandsworth Prison Wednesday morning by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery truck.
The escape has prompted extra security checks at major transport hubs, particularly in and around the port of Dover, the main boat crossing from England to France.
Khalife is accused of planting fake bombs at a military base and of violating
