Ehab Badawy, Egypt’s ambassador in France, said in a phone-in to television show Hona Al-Assema (Here is the Capital) that there are no charges against Waleed Abdel Razek, the Egyptian whose passport was found near the Stade de France, where a suicide bomber blew himself up. Badawy asserted that Abdel Razek was at the stadium to watch the friendly soccer match between the French and German national teams, which is why his passport was found near the scene of the attack. French local media reported on Saturday that two passports, one Egyptian and one Syrian, were found near the bodies of two assailants from the attacks on the Stade de France that took place on Friday night. Earlier in the day, state media Al Ahram reported that AirFrance has allegedly halted all flights to Cairo, citing an “official source” from the Cairo airport. It remains unclear whether these two developments are linked. American Airlines has also suspended flights to Paris until additional information is available on the “tragic incident”, said a spokesperson. Police sources also identified one of the attackers from the Bataclan music theater as a French national with…
Egyptian Whose Passport Found in Paris is a Victim, Not Terrorist: Ambassador
November 14, 2015
