An Egyptian wounded in terrorist attacks in Paris last Friday, which left 127 dead, is not suspected of helping to carry out the massacre, official state sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm.
The sources said that one of the Egyptians wounded during attacks on Stade de France and Bataclan Theater has not been implicated in any extremist or militant activity.
Waleed Abdel Razeq has undergone three surgeries for wounds sustained outside the stadium where France was playing Germany in the presence of President Francois Hollande, said the sources.
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Abdel Razeq was accompanying his mother on a trip to France during which he decided to attend the match. His passport was found among the dead bodies, which evoked speculations that he was involved in the attacks.
Egypt’s ambassador to Paris, Eihab Badawi, paid a visit to Abdel Razeq at hospital, said the sources.
Abdel Razeq’s mother, Nadia Kurd, told Al-Masry Al-Youm she had contacted the ambassador for support in the face of what she described as “a campaign launched by Western media claiming that her son was involved with the perpetrators.” She added that the ambassador told her he knew her son was innocent.
Egypt’s consulate in Paris also said that Emad al-Gebaly, another Egyptian, was killed in the attacks at Bataclan Theater.
A third Egyptian, Lamia Mondeguer, died during the attack at a restaurant on Rue de Charonne in the 11th district, according to the enterprise.press website. "Mondeguer studied cinema and worked as a communications manager at Studio Noma talents agency."
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
