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Police have arrested a foreign prisoner who was mistakenly released from jail more than a week ago, bringing the manhunt to an end.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed Algerian national Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, has been arrested after he was spotted by a member of the public in Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park , north London , just before 11.30am on Friday.

“Officers responded immediately and he was arrested,” the force said on X.

Kaddour-Cherif was accidentally freed from HMP Wandsworth in London on October 29, but police were only informed of the mistake on Tuesday,

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