This is the moment police thought they had arrested wanted man Daniel Khalife.

Officers swooped on the man at Banbury station in Oxfordshire on Thursday, in a hunt for Khalife, who has fled Wandsworth prison.

Khalife, an ex-soldier who was awaiting trial after allegedly planting a fake bomb at an RAF base and gathering information that might be useful to terrorists or enemies of the UK, was discharged from the Army in May.

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He is believed to have escaped by strapping himself to the bottom of a delivery lorry after leaving the prison kitchen in a cook’s uniform.

But it's understood the man was arrested then de-arrested when officers established he was not the terror suspect.

Train passenger Oliver, in his 20s, was left waiting outside the station while the incident took place.

When the train then pulled into the station, he was able to snap a clear picture.

Oliver said: “We went through Banbury on the way to Basingstoke.

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"Just before we got there, they said on the tannoy that we couldn’t go to Banbury and they're delaying train as they think there’s an escaped terrorist at station.

“It was a 15-minute wait – when we pulled into the station he was right outside my window – it looked like him a lot.

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“When we were waiting at Banbury I was a bit worried at first, I was thinking a lot of things – is he on the track, is he trying to get on the train, what's going to happen.

“It was a bit daunting at first but I'm glad they told us correct info because sometimes they withhold it.”

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Thames Valley Police said on Thursday: "Officers dealt with a possible sighting of a wanted male at Banbury Train Station this afternoon.

"It was not the person we were looking for and the incident has been stood down. Thank you for your support at the time."

The Metropolitan police said in a statement reported by the Guardian: "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 further statement from Thames Valley Police issued on Friday afternoon said: "Officers were called to Banbury station yesterday in connection with the search for Daniel Khalife.

"A man was stopped by officers and checks were conducted. It was established that the man stopped was not Daniel Khalife.

"He was allowed to go on his way. We would like to thank him for his patience while we carried out these checks.”