Manhunt for terror suspect Daniel Khalife continues after prison escape in U.K.

Daniel Abed Khalife was working in the Wandsworth prison kitchen at the time of his escape and strapped himself to the bottom of a delivery truck.

A U.K. terror suspect remains at large after he escaped a prison in southwest London dressed in a prison-issued chef’s uniform before strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery van that was leaving the prison grounds.

Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, is a former British army soldier accused of planting fake bombs at a military base and violating Britain’s Official Secrets Act.

A security official told The Independent that it’s “almost certain” Khalife had the help of insiders at HMP Wandsworth.

“All the indications are that this was an orchestrated job and not an opportunistic escape. It is almost certain that he had some inside help from the prison,” the official told the outlet.

Since he was reported missing, Wandsworth has been put on lockdown and a major nationwide manhunt has launched.

Addressing the U.K. parliament on Thursday, British Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said the government will launch an independent investigation into the escape.

“No stone must be left unturned in getting to the bottom of what happened. Who was on duty that morning, in what roles ranging from the kitchen to the prison gate, what protocols were in place,” Chalk said.

Khalife is believed to have been working in the Wandsworth kitchen at the time of his escape. He was wearing a chef’s uniform of a white T-shirt, red and white checkered pants and brown steel toe cap boots.