Waleed Abdel Razek, an Egyptian national who was framed as a suspect in the Paris attacks on Friday, turned out to be a victim and is now in critical condition at the Beaujon Hospital in the French capital.
According to Ehab Badawy, the Egyptian ambassador in France, no charges will be filed against Razek, whose passport was found at Stade de France.
Through a TV interview on Hona Al-Assema show, Badawy said that the 27-year-old Egyptian was in Paris for a week prior to the attack to accompany his brother, Wael, for cancer treatment and decided to attend the friendly match between France and Germany.
Razek was at the entrance of the stadium when a suicide bomber blew himself up, causing massive internal injuries to Razek with nine pieces of shrapnel piercing his abdomen.
Razek's family are incredibly upset by the allegations against him.
“The man had massive pieces of shrapnel lodged in his body. How can he be a suicide bomber" Razek's brother told BuzzFeed News . “Instead of people spreading rumors about him, they should apologize to him."
Razek's whereabouts were unknown to the family, causing Wael to call upon a close family friend in Alexandria, Egypt, Mohammed Gaber, who created a Facebook post in search for Razek.
Within a few hours of the post, it went viral, causing Egyptian nationals in Paris to look for Razek.
Dalia Hassan, a Paris resident, was finally able to locate Razek. Hassan told Mada Masr that it was his watch that resulted in the positive identification, adding that his mother later confirmed that it was her son that was injured.
Though the family appreciates the support granted by Egyptians living in Paris, including the embassy staff members who worked tirelessly to locate Razek, the family remains upset with how the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs neglected to handle the allegations of terrorism.
“Not one single official here in Egypt came out strongly denying reports that Waleed is a terrorist. I am blaming them for the mixed messages,” Wael said.