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A 25-year-old woman has been arrested as detectives continue to investigate Daniel Khalife’s alleged escape from prison.

Al-Arfat Hassan, 21, from Enfield, north London, was sentenced on Friday at the Old Bailey to seven years in prison for possessing chemicals for a terrorist purpose.

A 25-year-old woman is arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, police say.

Al-Arfat Hassan bought knives and chemicals online that he intended to use for an improvised explosive device.

The arrest is part of an investigation into the alleged escape of Daniel Khalife from HMP Wandsworth.

A man has been arrested as part of the investigation into the alleged escape of Daniel Khalife from HMP Wandsworth in south London last year, the Metropolitan Police has said.

The Metropolitan Police have bailed the suspect while Khalife is facing trial in October

A man has been arrested on suspicion of helping Daniel Khalife allegedly escape Wandsworth prison last September.

Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife hit the headlines last year after he allegedly escaped from HMP Wandsworth, London, on the bottom of a food delivery van - but since he has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him

Individual, who is not a member of staff at HMP Wandsworth, bailed until late April