Ex-soldier was inspired to become double agent after watching Netflix thriller Homeland, trial hears

Former soldier Daniel Khalife is accused of escaping from prison by tying himself to a food delivery lorry and creating a bomb hoax to delay his capture. He admitted making a fake bomb found in his room but denied wanting it to be believed as real, citing inspiration from a character in the show Homeland. Khalife devised an elaborate double-agent plot after watching the Netflix spy thriller, admitting embarrassment about the scheme in hindsight.

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