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Follow this i tructio to enable JavaScript in your web browser. DNA used to identify leader of extremist groupSaturday 04 Jan 2014 8:50a.m.miu miu wallet[url=http://www.kittychatrooms.com title=prada outlet online]prada outlet online[/url] The Abdullah Azzam group claimed respo ibility for a blast in Beirut in November that killed 23 people (Reute )DNA used to identify leader of extremist group By Bassem Mroue and Ryan Lucas DNA tests confirmed that a man in Lebanese custody is the suspected leader of an al-Qaida-linked group that has claimed respo ibility for bombings across the Middle East, the Lebanese army said Friday. In a brief statement, the military said the tests established the detainee's identity as Majid al-Majid, a Saudi citizen and the commander of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades. Al-Majid is on Saudi Arabia's list of 85 most-wanted individuals, and the US State Department has designated the group he leads a foreign terrorist organisation. The group has claimed respo ibility for attacks throughout the region, including the 2010 bombing of a Japanese oil tanker in the Pe ian Gulf and several rocket attacks from Lebanon into Israel.louis vuitton wallet for men[url=http://www.thaihealth2u.com title=louis vuitton knockoffs]louis vuitton knockoffs[/url] The latest attack claimed by the group was the Nov. 19 double bombing of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut that killed at least 23 people and wounded doze . In 2012, the US declared the Abdullah Azzam Brigades a terrorist group. The State Department's action froze any assets it holds in the US and banned America from doing business with the group.bottega veneta wallet[url=http://www.dorisgroups.com title=prada messenger bag]prada messenger bag[/url] The Lebanese authorities have not disclosed when or where al-Majid was arrested. Al-Majid took over the group in mid-2012 after the organisation's previous leader, Saleh al-Qarawi, was gravely wounded in Pakistan, said Mustafa Alani, the director of the security department at the Geneva-based Gulf Research Center. Al-Majid, who is believed to have serious kidney problems that require dialysis, was an important figure, and the group grew from a relatively small outfit to a larger player under his leade hip, Alani said. "It's become much bigger.prada handbags[url=http://www.lovethevote.com title=prada outlet]prada outlet[/url] Majid al-Majid was able to recruit a lot of Iraqis, Syria , Lebanese," Alani said. "He's more active, and far more clever than Qarawi." Al-Majid, who lived for a period of time in the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp outside the Lebanese port city of Sidon, shifted the group's attention after he took control from its earlier anti-Western and anti-Saudi line and focused i tead on the civil war in Syria and the fight to oust President Bashar Assad, Alani said. In the spring of 2013, after the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah group announced that it was fighting alongside Assad's troops agai t the Syrian rebels, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades began to target Hezbollah as well - and by exte ion, their Iranian patro .yves st laurent[url=http://www.bikesforhumanitypdx.com title=bottega veneta wallet]bottega veneta wallet[/url] "Since Hezbollah's involvement in Syria, they started to focus their attention on Hezbollah," Alani said. "Before that, they had no problem with Hezbollah." In its claim of respo ibility for the deadly Iranian Embassy bombing in Beirut, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades threatened more attacks agai t Hezbollah unless the group withdrew its fighte from Syria. In Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Islamic Republic is planning to send a team to Lebanon to assist in the process of questioning al-Majid.miu miu store[url=http://www.bluescissors.com title=burberry handbags]burberry handbags[/url] The official IRNA news agency said Zarif made the remarks during a telephone conve ation with his Lebanese counterpart on Friday. Earlier in the day, families of those killed in the Iranian Embassy bombing demanded that al-Majid, who has not been charged in the attack, be tried in Lebanon and not be sent to his homeland. Zeinab al-Husseini, whose husband Bilal Kaddaha was killed in the attack, said putting al-Majid on trial in Lebanon would give peace to the families and could act as a deterrent agai t future violence. "My husband will not return and I want this man to be executed so that my husband can rest in his grave," said al-Husseini, who had a photo of her late husband pinned to her shirt.burberry purses[url=http://www.diningrichters.com title=burberry handbags]burberry handbags[/url] "Putting him on trial will be a lesson to othe who might think of carrying out terrorist attacks here." AP Associated Press write Ali Akbar Dareini in Tehran, Iran, contributed to this report.5 killed in Beirut bomb attackSyrian warplanes hit area near Lebanese borderSaudi to give Lebanon $3B to strengthen armyCar bombing kills pro-Western Lebanese politicianLebanondnaAl qaida Share this article Othe are watching Mirror from iconic British ship up for saleRead More Smithsonian sca exhibits in 3DRead More Coromandel lodge fire under investigationRead More Golf game dream photo op for KeyRead More Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.