U izvještaju onlajn izdanja sofijskog sedmičnjaka Capital od utorka navodi se kako je al-Furis izjavio da nije znao za poruku iz Bengazija, i da je pokušao stupiti u kontakt s tamošnjim zvaničnicima pobunjenika.
A report on the online edition of Sofia-based Capital weekly on Tuesday quoted al-Furis as saying he was unaware of the message from Benghazi and that he was trying to get in contact with rebel officials there.