Close sources to Hezbollah confirmed to MTV that "the reports about the arrest of Wafiq Safa in connection with the assassination of Fouad Shukr are not true, and it is possible that Safa will participate today in the memorial for the week of Shukr's assassination, where Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, will speak." Some social media users circulated news stating that "the head of the Coordination and Liaison Unit in Hezbollah, Wafiq Safa, was arrested following the assassination of Fouad Shukr for questioning, noting that the party has conducted widespread arrests and is investigating them."