A video of a man who appeared to look like escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife at an Oxfordshire train station was not him, police have confirmed.

Thames Valley Police responded to a supposed sighting of Khalife at Banbury Train Station this afternoon (Thursday, September 7).

A viral video on social media shows officers appearing to arrest a man who looked similar to the 21-year-old ex-soldier, who escaped from HMP Wandsworth in south London on Wednesday.

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The incident was stood down when officers realised it was not Khalife.

A spokesman for the force said: “It was thought to be Daniel Khalife, but it wasn’t him.”

A Metropolitan Police statement said: “We are aware of a man being stopped by police in the Banbury area earlier today.

“We have liaised with colleagues in Thames Valley and confirmed the man in question is not Daniel Khalife.”

A nationwide manhunt is under way for Khalife after he slipped out of a prison kitchen in a cook’s uniform and clung to the bottom of a delivery van to make his escape.

He is charged with terror offences, including "collecting information which might be useful to an enemy”, understood to be Iran.

He is also alleged to have left fake bombs at a military base while serving in the Army and was due to stand trial in November.

He is 6ft 2ins tall and was last seen wearing a prison-issue chef's uniform of a white T-shirt, red and white chequered trousers and brown steel toe cap boots, police said.

Khalife is thought to have links with Kingston and the north-west of England.

Police believe Khalife poses a "low risk" to the public but people are being urged not to approach him and to call 999 instead.

Cdr Dominic Murphy, head of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, confirmed all police forces and UK border points have been put on notice.

He said counter-terror officers had been deployed across London, where the search is being focussed.

But he said Khalife "could be anywhere in the country at the moment and we are mindful of the risk of him potentially leaving the country".

Border security has been tightened over fears he could flee overseas.

Justice secretary, Alex Chalk told MPs that an independent investigation would take place into Khalife's escape. 

Wandsworth prison’s performance was rated as a “serious concern” and watchdogs had issued a string of warnings about the jail in the past year.

Responding to Khalife’s escape, the Prison Officers Association (POA), has highlighted staffing shortages and budget cuts.