Report: Egypt’s Hizbullah Cell Hasn’t Yet Returned to Lebanon

The members of the so-called Hizbullah cell that have escaped during a mass prison breakout are most probably still in Egypt, Hizbullah circles told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat in remarks published Wednesday.

“All we can say is that the members of the cell and (its leader) Sami Shehab are doing well,” they said, adding they believed that the network’s members were still in Egyptian territories “or else the party would have made an official statement and welcomed them in a proper way.”

“Caution in dealing with the issue is aimed at preserving the safety and lives” of the cell’s members, the Hizbullah circles said.

They told Asharq al-Awsat that Shehab’s escape from Wadi Natrun north of Cairo was not considered a victory for Hizbullah “because it was the result of the Egyptian popular revolution.”