This has got to be the most ludicrous 'escape' he's ever made in his life (and that counts the time in Malaysia with the leopard). It's so utterly pedestrian, made comically ridiculous by the fact that they're in bloody linens and facing off with a pair of actual honest to god blades and their hostage is a (nonexistent) bit of someone's insides. This is going to be one of those stupid stories he tells to people when he's doing his best Victor Sullivan impression.

Strafing sideways, he moves along with her toward the exit. They just have to get the guards turned around, take a few feet and they'll have a clear path to the gates and their escape into the tangled mess that is Cairo itself. Though give them ten, fifteen minutes and they'll be home free regardless.