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Soldier, fugitive, spy: How Daniel Khalife went on the run

Former British army soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran.

Former British army soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran.

Khalife, who escaped prison while awaiting trial, collected information and passed it to Tehran and was found to have gathered the names of special forces soldiers. He was cleared of a charge of perpetrating a bomb hoax at his army barracks.

The 23-year-old admitted breaking out of Wandsworth prison in London in September 2023 by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery lorry during his Woolwich Crown Court trial.

Daniel Sandford recounts the manhunt that led to Daniel Khalife's capture.

(Image credit: Metropolitan Police)

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