file photo of Magdy Nashar (Photo source: Xinhua/Reuters)

(In this cctv image made available in London Saturday July 16, 2005, by the Metropolitan Police, the four London bombers are seen arriving at Luton railway station at 0721 local time on Thursday July 7 , 2005. The image shows from left to right Hasib Hussain, Germaine Lindsay, dark cap, Mohammed Sidique Khan, light cap, and Shahzad Tanweer.)

    CAIRO, July 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Egyptian Prosecutor General Maher Abdel-Wahed hinted Saturday that an Egyptian biochemist arrested over suspected involvement in the July 7 London bombings would not be extradited even if he was charged.

    He said that the country's constitution bans the extradition of any Egyptian citizen accused of committing crimes abroad to any foreign state, the official MENA news agency reported.

    The Egyptian Interior Ministry confirmed Friday that 33-year-old Magdy Nashar was arrested in Cairo for alleged involvement in the London bombings, which killed at least 54 and wounded 700.

    Nashar, who returned to Egypt for a 45-day vacation and planned to return to Britain to complete his studies, denied any links to the bombings.

    Abdel-Wahed affirmed that the prosecution authority did not receive any official notification from any party that Nashar was accused in any crime. Enditem